Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Myocarditis can precipitate a mural _____

Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis has an '_____' appearance on histology

The degree of shunting in Tetralogy of Fallot is determined by the degree of _____

Smooth muscle proliferation and ECM deposition in the arterial intima leads to the formation of fibrous _____ and ultimately complex atheromas

Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow syndrome) is caused by _____ degeneration of the valve, making it floppy

Chronic rheumatic heart disease results in stenosis with a classic '_____' appearance

Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia is often associated with formation of platelet _____ in small vessels

Chronic mitral stenosis may result in left _____ dilatation due to volume overload

_____ dementia is a result of multiple arterial infarcts and/or chronic ischemia (e.g. hypertension, atherosclerosis, vasculitis)

Trypanosoma cruzi burrows into the _____ to cause dilated cardiomyopathy of Chagas disease