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that's an infarct; not an aneurysm.
It's not an infarct either. It's an extrinsic stenosis which, as depicted, wouldn't be enough to cause thrombosis and even if it was tight enough - the thrombus would form downstream of the restriction until occlusion of the artery, rather than forming like a dam.
An infarct would be the damage to the tissue caused by ischaemia, as a result of loss of arterial supply.
What OP needs is an image of atherosclerosis, preferably in a coronary artery.
I'm like 40% certain half of those are real words.
Well, they're not going to call it 'oh no biggie clotty make bloody stoppy'.
You ain't seen GP referrals.
Call it “Clotty McClotface”