Vascular Pathology Part 2 - Dr. Hillard Flashcards
Arteriosclerosis means what and 3 types
hardening of the arterial wall
- Arteriolosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis
- Monckeberg medial sclerosis
Artheriolosclerosis
hylaine (pink) + hyperplastic (onion ring + punctate hemorrhages) arteriosclerosis
= can cause downstream Ischemia
MI death prevalence
number 1 cause of death and 1/4 of all US deaths
atherosclerosis genetic common cause
Familial hypercholesterimia
atherosclerosis risks and preventions
RISK : male, 40-60yo, FH, genes
PREVENT : female (estrogen) + premenopausal estrogenized women + exercise + alcohol
diets that can increase cholesterol
animal products, cheese, eggs
transfat foods also
2 diseases that increase atherosclerosis due to increased oxydation of LDL
DM and Hyperhomocystenimia
atherosclerosis what happens
- migration of SM—-> intinal thickening
- fibrous cap bounded by intema (internal elastic lamina)
- neovascularization
LDL oxidized causes
GF released to migrate more SM to intima layer thickning it
GFs that cause SM migration and proliferation + ECM deposition
- PDGF
- FGF
- TGF-a
true vs false aneurysm
true : dilation of A wall
false : rupture through the wall into a hematoma blood filling under extravascular Connective Tissue
dissection A
inside the intima blood fillas
Cystic Medial Degeneration what happens when is it seen what can it cause
=normal elastin replaced by fragmented elastin
= Marfan, EDS
= Aortic dissection, Aortic Aneurysm
EDS that effects vasculature mutation and inheritance and sx
- COL3A1
- AD
- thin skin, arterial and uterine rupture, bruising, joint hyperextension
most important risk factor for AAA
Atherosclerosis (men and age also)
AAA location common and common thing to see inside
below renal A, and above bifurcation
= bland laminated mural thrombus
AAA tx
above 5cm in diameter = surgical bypass
- otherwise watch for rupture sxs
AAA Inflammatory type if from and what do you see
IgG4
= lymphocytes and fibrosis
= plasma cells secrete IgG4
AAA from inflammatory type TX
steroids
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm most important risk factor
HTN
marfans, Vasculitis - giant cell and takayasu, syphillis
TAA sx
compression of adjacent structures
= SOB
= Dysphagia
= Cough (recurrent laryngeal N)
pathogen causing TAA, sx, what it does, risk that can happen
- Teritary Syphilis
- after 5yr infection, genital ulcer non-painful,
- Obliterative endarteritis of vasa vasorum (X small vessels for the Aorta and its wall) —-> TCC**
- Aortic Valve Regurg
Aortic Dissection triad
- thoracic pain
- pulse abnormalities
- mediastinal widening CXR
Aortic Dissection cause
HTN
CT disorder
classification in Aortic Dissection
DaBakey type :
1 = start at ascending A to at least aortic arch, usually continues more
2. = only in ascending aorta
3 = starts in descending and down