atherosclerotic CV disease

Question 1

which arterial layer proliferates in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Answer 1

media

Question 2

most plaques in the coronary arteries are

Answer 2

eccentric

Question 3

fibromuscular plaques are

Answer 3

stable

Question 4

acute MI will lead to

Answer 4

acute coagulative necrosis

Question 5

which ventricle most affected by MI

Answer 5

left

Question 6

where does the MI start

Answer 6

in subendocardial zone but may become transmural

Question 7

early Myocardial ischemia you will see

Answer 7

contraction bands

Question 8

in MI, > 16-24 hours after infarct you will see

Answer 8

acute inflammation

Question 9

days after the infarct you will see

Answer 9

macrophages and loss of cardiomyocytes

Question 10

weeks to years after infarct you will see

Answer 10

scarring and thinning

Question 11

in chronic ischemia you may see

Answer 11

Myocytolysis

Question 12

most cases of sudden death are attributed to

Answer 12

coronary artery stenosis not an infarct

Question 13

which vascular grafts last longer and do not develop stenosis

Answer 13

arterial grafts -

Question 14

most common arterial graft

Answer 14

internal thoracic artery

Question 15

most common venous graft

Answer 15

GSV

Question 16

atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis can lead to

Answer 16

chronic hypertension