3.4.1 Atherosclerosis

Question 1

What is the number one risk factor for atherosclerosis?

Answer 1

Age

Question 2

What has been proven to be an outstanding biomarker for atherosclerosis?

Answer 2

CRP

Question 3

Decribe the sensitivity of angiography?

Answer 3

The progression of atherosclerosis and the clinical risk of atherosclerotic plaques are underestimated by angiography.

Poorly sensitive b/c vessels have compensatory mechanism to maintain the diameter of their lumen

Question 4

Describe the state of the lumen throughout the progression of atherosclerosis?

Answer 4

Question 5

Fill in this chart……….

Answer 5

Question 6

What is a good modality for plaque imaging?

Answer 6

Ultrasound and virual histology

Question 7

What is true about the plaques that rupture leading to atherosclerosis?

Answer 7

Plaques that rupture leading to atherosclerosis are not often the most stenotic by angiography

Question 8

What is Virchow’s triad of the pathogenesis of thrombosis?

Answer 8

Injury to endothelium, altered blood flow, and increased coagulability of the blood

Question 9

What are the atheroprone sites?

Answer 9

Areas where turbulence creates low shear stress

Question 10

What can be seen in this thrombus?

Answer 10

Lines of Zahn

Question 11

What is this?

Answer 11

Cholesterol emboli

When you see cholesterol clefts think about atherotic embolic dz

Question 12

Answer 12

Aneurysm, aortic dissection

Question 13

Answer 13

Cholesterol embolization due to aneurysm