Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
An atheroma is another word for what?
A
- atherosclerosis
- hardening of the arteries
- coronary artery disease
- ischaemic heart disease
2
Q
What causes an atheroma?
A
- primary injury to epithelium
- recruitment of macrophages and fat droplets
- migration of smooth muscle
- formation of a atheromatous plaque
3
Q
Complications of an atheroma?
A
- stenosis
- thrombosis
- aneurysm
- embolism
- dissection
4
Q
Explain arterial stenosis
A
- narrowing of the arterial lumen
- reduced elasticity
5
Q
Explain cardiac fibrosis
A
- loss of cardiac myocytes
- loss of contractility
- myocytes replaced by fibrin
6
Q
What is an aneurysm
A
- abnormal and persistent dilation of an artery due to a weakness in its walls.
7
Q
Aortic dissection?
A
- SPLITTING WITHIN THE MEDIA BY FLOWING BLOOD
- false lumen filled with blood
