Cardiovascular — Flashcards

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

Myocarditis, secondary to rheumatic fever, is associated with _____, which are granulomas with giant cells and fibrinoid material

_____ is an uncommon form of arteriosclerosis that involves calcification of the media of the blood vessel wall

On biopsy of a heart with myocarditis, a(n) _____ infiltrate with _____ necrosis is highly indicative of viral myocarditis

Tetralogy of Fallot is characterized by a(n) _____-shaped heart on CXR

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

Vasculitides often present with symptoms of organ ischemia due to _____ of inflamed vessels or luminal narrowing from fibrosis

Monckeberg sclerosis is _____ and therefore is not clinically significant

What type of arteriolosclerosis is characterized by 'onion-skinning' (laminated thickening of vessel walls) and is associated with severe hypertension? _____

Non-enzymatic glycosylation of medium and large-sized vessels leads to _____ in diabetic patients