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The Pathology of Atherosclerosis: Plaque Development and Plaque Responses to Medical Treatment
William Insull, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 122, Issue 1, Pages S3-S14 (January 2009) DOI: /j.amjmed Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Histologic examples of 4 atherosclerotic plaque types. (A) Coronary fibrous cap atheroma in a 24-year-old man. (B) Thin fibrous cap atheroma. (C) Healed plaque rupture. (D) Stenosis of the anterior descending coronary artery in a 40-year-old man. (Reprinted with permission from Atlas of Atherosclerosis: Progression and Regression11 and Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.12) The American Journal of Medicine , S3-S14DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Histologic examples of 4 atherosclerotic plaque types. (A) Coronary fibrous cap atheroma in a 24-year-old man. (B) Thin fibrous cap atheroma. (C) Healed plaque rupture. (D) Stenosis of the anterior descending coronary artery in a 40-year-old man. (Reprinted with permission from Atlas of Atherosclerosis: Progression and Regression11 and Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.12) The American Journal of Medicine , S3-S14DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 Increasing extent of atherosclerotic plaques with age. CVD = cardiovascular disease; LAD = left anterior descending. (Adapted with permission from Lab Invest.1) The American Journal of Medicine , S3-S14DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Figure 3 Flow chart of the general concepts of the development of atherosclerosis. ACS = acute coronary syndromes. (Adapted with permission from Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.12) The American Journal of Medicine , S3-S14DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Figure 4 Influence of therapeutic intervention on the atherosclerotic process. The American Journal of Medicine , S3-S14DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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