Atherosclerosis Cross Sections

Cross-sections of multiple arteries from a patient with atherosclerosis, seen as white fatty plaque occluding the arterial lumen. Various degrees of stenosis are seen. Some of vessels showed evidence of plaque rupture and formation of a fully occluding thrombus (black...

Aortic Dissection

Gross anatomical view of an aortic dissection. The true and false lumens of the dissected aorta are shown (courtesy of Dr. Jagdish Butany)

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

The ventricular wall is much thicker compared to that of a normal heart. (courtesy of Dr. Jagdish Butany)

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

The ventricle is enlarged with normal thickness of the ventricular wall. Note that this gross specimen also shows a lateral wall infarct stained as white myocardial tissue.