Generally, in acute myocardial infarction, the plaque rupture site is around the occluded site. In this case, coronary angioscopy effectively detected a rupture at a nonstenotic lesion, and the consequent thrombotic occlusion may lead to acute myocardial infarction apart from rupture. Aspirated plaques contained atheromatous materials, cholesterol crystals, and fibrin. ().

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