Cardiovascular — Flashcards

The foam cell from the cholesterol-laden macrophages eventually dies, causing cholesterol to precipitate out, forming an _____ plaque

The intimal plaque that causes atherosclerosis often undergoes dystrophic _____

What gross changes occur from 4 - 24 hours post-MI? _____

Macrophages bloated with cholesterol eventually form _____ cells within the subendothelium

The lesions of giant cell (temporal) arteritis are _____, therefore diagnosis requires biopsy of a long segment of the vessel

Fibromuscular dysplasia results in the irregular thickening of medium/large arteries which manifests as a "_____" appearance on imaging

_____ arteriolosclerosis is caused by proteins leaking into the vessel wall, producing vascular thickening

What is the most common cause of intracranial hemorrhage in children?_____

Mutations that cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy most commonly have an _____ inheritance pattern

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