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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

that's an infarct; not an aneurysm.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's not an infarct either. It's an extrinsic stenosis which, as depicted, wouldn't be enough to cause thrombosis and even if it was tight enough - the thrombus would form downstream of the restriction until occlusion of the artery, rather than forming like a dam.

    An infarct would be the damage to the tissue caused by ischaemia, as a result of loss of arterial supply.

    What OP needs is an image of atherosclerosis, preferably in a coronary artery.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm like 40% certain half of those are real words.

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