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Fig. 1 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 1

From: The risk of carotid plaque instability in patients with metabolic syndrome is higher in women with hypertriglyceridemia

Fig. 1

Histology of carotid plaques. a, b Stable plaque characterized by a thick fibrous cap and a large lipidic necrotic core with few inflammatory cells (Movat, 2x); c, d Unstable plaque constituted by a thrombotic plaque associated to the cap rupture (Movat, 2x). *Cap: fibrous cap; Ath: lipidic necrotic core; Thr: acute thrombus; Rup: site of cap rupture

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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