Should
the plaque rupture, the cholesterol crud within it will leak
onto the endothelial surface. This junk is a powerful agent of coagulation
and will almost instantly lead to thrombosis and complete occlusion.
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No blood flow to most of the
left ventricle.
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Fatal arrhythmia (most likely),
or
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Massive myocardial infarction
Adapted from Robbins; Pathologic basis of Disease, 6th
Ed.
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