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X-ray image of coronary artery circulation atheromatous plaque The role of coronary artery disease in heart attack Removal of thrombus in coronary artery through catheterization(A; top) The right coronary artery (arrow) is injected with an opaque contrast medium through a catheter in the aorta. The artery is completely blocked by a thrombus (blood clot) 1 cm from its origin. (B; middle) The same right coronary artery (arrow) 30 minutes after the start of intravenous thrombolytic treatment; the clot is beginning to dissolve. (C; bottom) The right coronary artery completely unblocked.
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X-ray image of coronary artery circulation
Figure 13: A synchrotron X-ray image of the coronary artery circulation of a human...
Edward Rubenstein, Stanford University School of Medicine
atheromatous plaque
A typical atheromatous plaque in a coronary artery. The plaque has reduced the lumen...
The role of coronary artery disease in heart attack
This micrograph shows a cross section of a coronary artery narrowed by an atherosclerotic...
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Removal of thrombus in coronary artery through...
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