Complications of atherosclerosis

Question 1

complications

Answer 1

calcification
fissures
erosion
ulceration
rupture
atheroembolism
intraplaque hemorrhage
superimposed thrombosis

Question 2

fissures

Answer 2

cracks in surface

Question 3

Why are atherosclerotic plaques dangerous?

Answer 3

large atheroma is loose and semi liquid
thin fibrous cap
all vulnerable to rupture (and thrombosis)

Question 4

Most fearsome of the complications

Answer 4

superimposed thrombosis