…does not reliably predict the site of future STEMI; rather, it is the biological composition and inflammatory activity of the plaque that dictate clinical risk …

…marrow — choose the other side). A patient who cannot lie still — plan for sedation rather than abandoning the procedure. Choice of site The posterior superior…

…cheap and requires no local anaesthetic — but it leaves no specimen . That makes the choice of lesion the critical point: never freeze anything whose diagnosis…

…gives way — the dermis has then been passed and you are in the subcutis. 5. Lift the specimen gently with a needle tip or fine…