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Cardiovascular Pathology

0All Topics46 questions
1Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis5 questions
2Vasculitis0 questions
3Tumours of the Blood Vessels0 questions
4Congenital Heart Disease1 questions
5Valvular Heart Disease6 questions
6Ischaemic Heart Disease6 questions
7Hypertensive Heart Disease6 questions
8Cardiomyopathy0 questions
9Myocarditis0 questions
10Pericardial Disease0 questions
11Cardiac Tumours0 questions
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An atheroma is defined as:

AA fibrofatty plaque formed in the intimal layer of the blood vessel
BA process of forming plaques in the medial layer of the blood vessel
CHardening and thickening of arterial walls with loss of elasticity
DA process of thickening and dystrophic calcification in arterial walls

Circle the odd man out of the following risk factors:

AAlcohol consumption
BHyperlipidemia
CHypertension
DCigarette smoking

Atherosclerotic plaques contain all of the following principal components EXCEPT:

ACells, such as SMCs, hemosiderin laden macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells
BECM, such as including collagen, elastic fibers, and proteoglycans
CIntracellular and extracellular lipid
DFibrous cap

Circle the false aneurysm out of the following:

APost-myocardial infarction rupture
BAtherosclerotic aneurysm
CSyphilitic aneurysm
DLeft ventricular aneurysm following myocardial infarction

Thoracic aortic aneurysms can give rise to all of the following EXCEPT:

AHorner syndrome
BRespiratory distress
CPersistent cough
DValvular insufficiency and heart failure