Ischemic heart disease

Question 1

Name types of arteriosclerosis

Answer 1

Atherosclerosis
Monckeberg arteriosclerosis
Hyaline arteriosclerosis
Hyperplastic arteriosclerosis

Question 2

Which vascular disease causes “onion skin” arterioles on H&E?

Answer 2

Hyperplastic arteriosclerosis

Question 3

Define coronary artery disease

Answer 3

Ischemic heart disease due to narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries, most commonly due to atherosclerosis, resulting in a mismatch between myocardial oxygen supply and demand

Question 4

Define angina

Answer 4

Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia (necrosis of myocytes has not yet occurred) due to narrowing (e.g., thrombus) or spasm (e.g., Prinzmetal angina) of the coronary artery

Question 5

Define stable angina

Answer 5

Angina that occurs upon exertion, mental stress, and/or exposure to cold and usually subsides within 20 minutes of rest or after administration of nitroglycerin