Research Article
Morphologic Characteristic of Coronary Artery Disease, with Emphasis on Thromboses, in Patients Younger Than 40 Years of Age
(a) Rate of healing, erosions versus ruptures. Focal thrombus organization. |
| Acute Erosions | 17 | Myocardial necrosis, |
| No organization | | 1 (microscopic necrosis) | Early organization | | 3 (microscopic necrosis) | Late organization | | 0 | Acute Ruptures | | | No organization | | 1 (microscopic) | | 1 (acute subendocardial infarction) | Early organization | | 1 (microscopic) | Late organization | | 1 (microscopic) |
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(b) Quantitative data. |
| | Erosions | Ruptures | value, erosions versus ruptures |
| Macrophages/mm2 | | | | Lymphocytes/mm2 | | | |
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