Session 6 - Atheroma formation Flashcards
Define atheroma
The accumulation of intracellular and extracellular lipid in the intima and media of large and medium sized arteries
Define atherosclerosis
The thickening and hardening of arterial walls as a consequence of atheroma
Define arteriosclerosis
The thickening of the walls of arteries and arterioles usually as a result of hypertesnion or diabetes mellitus
What are the three types of atheroma?
Fatty streak
Simple plaque
Complicated plaque
What is a fatty streak atheroma?
What does it look like?
Lipid deposits in intima
Yellow, slightly raised
What does a simple plaque atheroma look like?
Raised yellow/white
Irregular outline
Widely distributed
Enlarge and coalesce
What is another name for a complicated plaque?
Thrombosis
How is complicated plaque caused?
Haemorrhage into plaque with subsequent calcification
What can a complicated plaque cause?
Aneurysm formation
Name five common sites of atheroma formation
Aorta Coronary arteries Carotid arteries Cerebral arteries Leg arteries
What is this image?
**** Fatty streak atheroma
What is this an image of?
****Simple plaque
What is this an image of?
**** Complicated plaque
Give structure of normal artery
Endothelium Sub endothelial ct Internal elastic lamina Muscular media External elastic lamina Adventitia
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What are the early microscopic changes in atheroma?
Proliferation of smooth muscle cells
Accumulation of foam cells
Extracellular lipid
What are later micrscopic changes involved in atheroma?
Fibrosis
Necrosis
Cholesterol clefts
Change in number of inflammatory cells
What are the clinical effects of atheroma formation?
Ischaemic heart disease
Cerebral ischaemia
Mesenteric ischaemia
Peripheral vascular disease
What five conditions are associated with ischaemic heart disease?
Sudden death MI Angina pectoris Arrhythmias Cardiac failure
What are three effects of cerebral ischaemia?
Transient ischaemic attack
Cerebral infarction ( stroke)
Multi-infarct dementia
What are three effects of mesenteric ischaemia?
Ischaemic colitis
Malabsorption
Intestinal infarction
What are the four effects of peripheral vascular disease?
Intermittent claudication
Leriche syndrome
Iscaemic rest pain
Gangrene
Give eight risk factors for atheroma formation
Age Gender Hyperlipidaemia Cigarette smoking Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Alcohol Infection
How does age affect the risk of having an atheroma form?
Slow increase in risk as you age
Risks factors accumulate over the course of your life
How does gender effect your risk of atheroma formation?
Women protected before menopause due to hormones
How does hyperlipidaemia cause atheroma?
High plasma cholesterol associated with atheroma
What are the most significant factors in hyperlipidaemia?
LDL levels are dangerous
High HDL are protective
How are lipids carried in the blood?
Lipoproteins
What do lipoproteins carry (be specific)
Cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and apolipoprotein, to be precise