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Atherosclerosis and Fibrous cap

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Atherosclerosis and Fibrous cap

Atherosclerosis vs. Fibrous cap

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which the inside of an artery narrows due to the build up of plaque. The fibrous cap is a layer of fibrous connective tissue, which is thicker and less cellular than the normal intima, found in atherosclerotic plaques.

Similarities between Atherosclerosis and Fibrous cap

Atherosclerosis and Fibrous cap have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Atheroma, Foam cell, Macrophage, Smooth muscle tissue, Tunica intima.

Atheroma

An atheroma is a reversible accumulation of degenerative material in the inner layer of an artery wall.

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Foam cell

Foam cells are the fat-laden M2 macrophages that serve as the hallmark of early stage atherosclerotic lesion formation.

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Macrophage

Macrophages (big eaters, from Greek μακρός (makrós).

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Smooth muscle tissue

Smooth muscle is an involuntary non-striated muscle.

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Tunica intima

The tunica intima (New Latin "inner coat"), or intima for short, is the innermost tunica (layer) of an artery or vein.

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Atherosclerosis and Fibrous cap Comparison

Atherosclerosis has 177 relations, while Fibrous cap has 6. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 2.73% = 5 / (177 + 6).

References

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