Created by Fatma EL Zahraa
over 9 years ago
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Question | Answer |
atheroma is thickening in ...? | intima of arteries |
atheroma risk factors | hypertension hyperlipidemia DM smoking genetics age sex |
atheroma pathogenesis | 1-endothelial injury in intima 2-lipid enter to sub endothelial 3- oxidation of lipid by macrophages 4-migration of smooth muscle from media to intima and form fibro muscular cap |
COMPLICATIONS | 1-ISCHEMIA * narrowing of small or medium BV *occlusion of small or medium sized BV ( coronary -->myocardial infarction ) * thrombosis and embolism in large BV 2-ANEURUSMS stretch of atrophic media |
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