Chapter 6 The cardiovascular system/Fig 6.17.jpg

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A histological section through an atheromatous plaque stained to show lipid as red. Beneath the lumen (right) there is a pale collagenous fibrous cap beneath which the media is replaced by a lipid rich atheromatous plaque around which there is some fibrosis and chronic inflammation.