ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Flashcards
vascular histology main components?
cellular components
endothelial cells
vascular smooth muscle cells
what are the three patterns of arteriosclerosis?
atherosclerosis
monkenbergs arteriosclerosis
arteriolosclerosis
what are the lesions of atherosclerosis?
intimal lesions
atheroma lesion
complicated lesion
risk factors of atherosclerosis?
- constitutional
- major/minor
age
gender
familial predisposition
diabetes
hyperlipidemia
hypertension
cigarette smoking
obesity
hyperuricemia
physical inactivity
pathogenesis of intimal thickening for atherosclerosis ?
atheroma
plaque
clfinicopathologic correlations for atherosclerosis?
vessel wall weakening
narrowing of vessel lumen
endothelial lining damage
complications for atherosclerosis?
plaque size increase
complication to plaque
for mockenbergs arteriosclerosis this happens as unrelated to atherosclerosis ?
focal rings, platelike calcific deposits
for arteriolosclerosis what are the affects on arterioles and small arteries?
hyaline, associated with DM
hyperplastic, assof with malignant hypertension