Coronary artery - histology slide

This is a histology slide showing a cross section of coronary artery narrowed by fibro-lipid plaque. This right coronary artery has more than 50 percent occlusion in the cross-sectional area. Movat stain; original magnification, x 6.

Histology slide courtesy of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Human Genome Research Institute.