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Explain of Cardiovascular Pathology

13.Aorta with lipid streaks, gross

Put down that jelly doughnut and look carefully at this aorta. The white arrow denotes the most prominent fatty streak in the photo, but there are other fatty streaks scattered over the aortic surface. Fatty streaks are the earliest lesions seen with atherosclerosis in arteries.

（本图片资料来源自美国犹他大学）