Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Takayasu arteritis is a form of _____-vessel vasculitis

Retinal vein occlusion is caused by blockage of a central or branch retinal vein due to compression from nearby arterial _____

Giant cell (temporal) arteritis is a form of _____-vessel vasculitis

M protein of Streptococcus pyogenes can result in antigenic response to myosin in _____ muscle

Which vascular layer do saccular (berry) aneurysms lack?_____

Hyaline arteriolosclerosis results in reduced vessel caliber with end-organ ischemia, which classically produces _____ scarring

Intraparenchymal hemorrhage may be seen with _____ angiopathy, which is characterized by recurrent lobar hemorrhagic strokes in the elderly

A mitral valve with diffuse fibrous thickening and distortion, commisural fusion at the leaflet edges, and narrowing of the mitral valve orifice is highly suggestive of what pathology?_____

What microscopic changes occur from 3 - 10 days post-MI? _____

What gross changes occur from 4 - 7 days post-MI? _____