Comparison of necrotic core size, number of cholesterol clefts, macrophage infiltration, number of vasa vasorum, and haemosiderin laden macrophages in culprit plaques
| Plaque type | Necrotic core (%) | No. cholesterol clefts (%) | Macrophage infiltration of fibrous cap (%) | Mean no. vasa vasorum | Mean no. haemosiderin laden macrophages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reproduced with permission from Virmani R et al. Arterioscler Throm Vasc Biol 2000;20:1262–75. | |||||
| Rupture | 34 (17)Ω, ∋ | 12 (12)*,† | 26 (20)ψ,τ,░ | 44 (22)φ,‡,∂ | 18.9 (11)δ,λ,∉ |
| TCFA | 24 (17) | 8 (9) | 14 (10)ψ | 26 (23)φ | 4.4 (3.6)δ |
| Erosion | 14 (14)Ω | 2 (5)* | 10 (12)τ | 28 (18)‡ | 4.3 (4.7)λ |
| Stable | 12 (25)∋ | 4 (6)† | 3 (0.7)░ | 13 (9)∂ | 5.0 (9.3)∉ |
| p Value | Ω0.003, ∋0.01 | *0.002, †0.04 | ψ0.005, τ<0.0001, ░0.0001 | φ0.07, ‡0.02, ∂0.01 | δ0.001, λ<0.0001, ∉0.03 |