The Immunologic Injury Composite with Balloon Injury Leads to Dyslipidemia: A Robust Rabbit Model of Human Atherosclerosis and Vulnerable Plaque
Figure 3
Histological examples of lipid core and the fibrous cap associated with rabbit atherosclerotic plaques. (a) A cross section of a normal rabbit aorta. (b) A cross section of a CIB rabbit atherosclerotic plaques. (c) Higher magnification of the atherosclerotic plaques site shows a thin fibrous cap. The fibrous cap thickness, (d) ratio of fibrous cap to intima media thickness (e), and vulnerability index (f) were calculated. Data are expressed as , compared with normal.