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Figure 2 Incidence of PP in Relation to the Presence or Absence of the Plaque Rupture
A ruptured plaque contained a cavity that communicated with the lumen with an overlying residual fibrous cap fragment. A fragmented and loosely adherent plaque without a distinct cavity and without a fibrous cap fragment was not considered a plaque rupture. The PP was observed more frequently in lesions with plaque rupture compared with lesions without plaque rupture.
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