A 62-year-old man with atrial fibrillation and a recent anterior wall myocardial infarction presents with sudden onset left leg pain and pallor. Angiography reveals an embolus lodged at the aortic bifurcation. Which feature would best distinguish this embolic event from acute thrombotic occlusion of the same vessel in a patient with severe atherosclerosis?

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