Ischemic heart disease — Flashcards

Ischemic heart disease — Flashcards

Ischemic heart disease — Flashcards
#1

_____ is a form of arteriosclerosis that damages large- and medium-sized vessels due to buildup of cholesterol plaques

#2

The initial phase of myocardial infarction leads to _____ necrosis involving < 50% of the myocardial thickness

#3

Which part of the blood vessel wall is affected by atherosclerosis? _____

#4

What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction? _____

#5

What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction? _____

#6

Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells

#7

Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____

#8

In response to fatty streaks in the intima, there is _____ cell migration/proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition

#9

Which arteries may be associated with anterolateral myocardial infarction? _____

Hint: 2

#10

Late (chronic) lesions of rheumatic heart disease cause mitral _____

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