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CV Path-Leech2
Lipids, Hyperlipidemia &Arteriosclerosis
Question | Answer |
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Arteriosclerosis | The generic term for thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial wall |
Three types of Arteriosclerosis | Atherosclerosis, Monckeberg arteriosclerosis (medial calcific), and Arteriolosclerosis |
Major hypothesis for pathogenesis of atherosclerosis | The response to injury hypothesis |
Monckeberg arteriosclerosis (Medial Calcific Sclerosis) | Little clinical significance, may be seen on xray after 50, No inflammation |
Arteriolosclerosis is secondary to | hypertension and/or diabetes |
Two types of arteriosclerosis | Hyaline (diffuse thickening of arteriolar walls) and Hyperplastic (malignant hypertension) |