动脉粥样斑块比右边残存的动脉中膜要厚。可见大量针状的胆固醇结晶（针状空隙），左边有新鲜出血，血栓可在这样的斑块顶部形成。
Microscopically, the aortic atheromatous plaque is thicker than the remaining media at the right. The plaque contains amorphous pink material with slit-like "cholesterol clefts" of lipid material. There is overlying recent hemorrhage at the left. Thrombus may form on top of such a plaque.