Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Which serum immunoglobulin is elevated in Churg-Strauss syndrome?_____

Amyloid angiopathy increases risk for intracranial _____

One less common cause of myocardial infarction is _____ (e.g. Kawasaki disease)

_____ is the pathologic formation of an intravascular blood clot

Thoracic aneurysm is associated with inherited _____ disorders

Late lesions of polyarteritis nodosa are characterized by _____, leading to vessel narrowing

Aortic dissection is associated with inherited _____ disorders

Trypanosomes found on cardiac biopsy is indicative of _____

What is a common cause of death in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? _____

_____ anemia occurs due to damage of RBCs as they pass through obstructed or narrowed vessels (e.g. due to microthrombi)