Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: Small vessels supplying the _____ are prone to hypertensive vasculopathy and hemorrhagic stroke

Answer: deep cerebellar nuclei

Flashcard 42: Atherosclerosis begins with endothelial cell dysfunction which allows _____ to leak into the intima

Answer: lipids

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Flashcard 43: Mitral regurgitation may be seen in _____-sided heart failure due to dilation of the mitral annulus

Answer: left

Flashcard 44: What type of hypertrophy is seen in dilated cardiomyopathy? _____

Answer: Eccentric hypertrophy (sarcomeres added in series)

Flashcard 45: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is due to inhibition or deficiency of the _____ enzyme

Answer: ADAMTS13 (vWF metalloprotease)

Flashcard 46: What underlying pathology is associated with hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis? _____

Answer: Severe (malignant) hypertension

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Flashcard 47: Isolated atrial amyloidosis due to atrial natriuretic peptide is common in normal aging and predisposes to _____

Answer: atrial fibrillation

Flashcard 48: What gross changes occur from 1 - 3 days post-MI? _____

Answer: Yellow pallor

Flashcard 49: Ischemic heart disease is usually due to _____ of coronary arteries

Answer: atherosclerosis

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Flashcard 50: Antibody binding of platelets in HIT induces degranulation (release of cytokines, platelet factor 4, and ADP), which leads to _____

Answer: arterial or venous thrombosis

Extra: * arterial thrombosis occurs less frequently