Vulnerable plaque
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vulnerable-plaque-166-15185570
title:
Vulnerable plaque
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A vulnerable plaque is a kind of atheromatous plaque – a collection of white blood cells and lipids in the wall of an artery – that is particularly unstable and prone to produce sudden major problems such as a heart attack or stroke. The defining characteristics of a vulnerable plaque include but are not limited to: a thin fibrous cap, large lipid-rich necrotic core, increased plaque inflammation, positive vascular remodeling, increased vasa-vasorum neovascularization, and intra-plaque hemorrhag
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_plaque
date created:
2004-08-16T03:47:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T13:03:58Z
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