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Table 1 Histological classification of arteries

From: Gene expression differences during the heterogeneous progression of peripheral atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemic swine

Pig#

Age (months)

Artery

Stary stage

% Sudan IV

Heatmap cluster

Comments

1

9

brachial

0

0.79

4

No lesion

femoral

2

2.27

1

Mineral present

2

9

brachial

0

0.00

4

No lesion

femoral

1

0.00

1

 

3

9

brachial

0

0.21

4

No lesion

femoral

1

1.31

1

 

4

9

brachial

0

0.00

4

No lesion

femoral

1

1.07

1

 

5

9

brachial

0

0.62

4

No lesion

femoral

0

0.00

1

 

6

24

brachial

0

2.32

3

No lesion

femoral

0

4.90

3

 

7

24

brachial

0

0.46

3

No lesion

femoral

2

4.69

3

Intimal thickness to 200 microns

8

24

brachial

0

2.84

3

No lesion

femoral

5

11.99

2

Transmural inflammation, many lymphocytes, fibrous cap to 600 microns thick, intima to 3 mm thick

9

24

brachial

1

6.56

3

 

femoral

4

38.04

2

Intima to 800 microns, cap to 150 microns thick, mostly foam cells with few lymphocytes

10

24

brachial

2

9.46

2

Intima to 600 microns

femoral

5

53.70

2

Mineral present, intima 1.7 mm thick, cap 600 microns, media disrupted