Aneurysms and Dissection — Flashcards

_____ syphilis destroys the vasa vasorum, or blood vessels that supply the vessel wall of the aorta

White thrombi are usually seen with a _____ thrombus

Fibrinoid necrosis is characteristic of _____ hypertension, vasculitis (e.g. PAN), and preeclampsia

Calcification of the tunica media in medium-sized muscular arteries (e.g., radial artery) is characteristic of _____ sclerosis.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm is classically seen in patients with _____ due to endarteritis of the vasa vasorum

Plaque rupture from atherosclerosis may result in atherosclerotic _____, which are characterized by cholesterol clefts

What type of arteriolosclerosis is demonstrated in the image below? _____

What type of arteriolosclerosis is demonstrated in the image below? _____

The image shows yellow spots on the inner surface of the aorta, which represent _____

The given biopsy specimen of radial artery is suggestive of _____ sclerosis.