Carotid Artery Disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ aneurysms are diffuse, circumferential dilations involving long vascular segments

Answer: Fusiform

Flashcard 2: According to the 2020 update of CEAP classification, recurrent varicose veins are classified as _____

Answer: C2r

Flashcard 3: What is the most common cause of an acute mesenteric ischemia?_____

Answer: Embolus

Flashcard 4: The two underlying pathological processes that are associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm are _____ and atherosclerosis

Answer: chronic transmural inflammation

Flashcard 5: _____ maneuver is left medial visceral rotation to expose the aorta.

Answer: Mattox

Flashcard 6: The _____ internal mammary artery is the preferred vessel for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Answer: left

Extra: The **Internal Mammary Artery (IMA)** is also known as the **Internal Thoracic Artery (ITA)**. The **Left Internal Mammary Artery (LIMA)** is the preferred conduit for CABG (especially when bypassing the Left Anterior Descending [LAD] artery) because of its superior long-term patency (>90% at 10 years) compared to saphenous vein grafts.

Flashcard 7: Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture presents with a triad of _____, a pulsatile abdominal mass, and flank pain

Answer: hypotension

Flashcard 8: Treatment of Moyamoya disease: Surgical bypass of _____ arteries to the dura or middle cerebral artery

Answer: extracranial carotid

Extra: Revascularization procedures for Moyamoya disease: - **Direct bypass**: e.g., STA-MCA bypass (Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery). - **Indirect bypass (Synangiosis)**: e.g., EDAS (Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis), where the STA is placed in contact with the brain surface.

Flashcard 9: _____ mesenteric ischemia may occur due to a thrombotic or embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery

Answer: Acute

Flashcard 10: Stanford type _____ dissections, involving both the ascending and descending aorta are also classified as DeBakey type I

Answer: A