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*Post-mortem thrombi: one (superior) yellow portion (called "chicken fat") and one (dependent) red portion (RBCs); components layer due to gravity. | *Post-mortem thrombi: one (superior) yellow portion (called "chicken fat") and one (dependent) red portion (RBCs); components layer due to gravity. | ||
===Pre- and post-mortem clots=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|'''Feature/time''' | |||
|'''Pre-mortem''' | |||
|'''Post-mortem''' | |||
|- | |||
|Shininess | |||
| dull | |||
| shiny | |||
|- | |||
|Adherent to wall | |||
| yes | |||
| no | |||
|- | |||
|Colour | |||
| grey | |||
| dark purple ''or''<br> bilayered red/yellow | |||
|- | |||
|Pressurized | |||
| yes; ejects <br>itself | |||
| no; needs to <br>be pulled-out | |||
|- | |||
|Image | |||
| [http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2010/01/12/eurheartj.ehp557/F3.expansion.html micro] | |||
| ? | |||
|} | |||
==Microscopic (VTE)== | ==Microscopic (VTE)== | ||