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What is a common cause of atherosclerotic stenosis?
What is a common cause of atherosclerotic stenosis?
- Genetic predisposition
- Poor diet
- Physical injury to the arteries
- Prolonged smoking (correct)
What occurs in the early stages of atherosclerotic stenosis?
What occurs in the early stages of atherosclerotic stenosis?
- Critical stenosis limits blood flow
- Hemorrhage into the atheroma
- Remodeling of the media (correct)
- Acute plaque change rupture/fissuring
What happens when there is a critical stenosis?
What happens when there is a critical stenosis?
- Chronic occlusion limits flow so severely that tissue demand exceeds supply (correct)
- Rupture/fissuring exposes highly thrombogenic plaque constituents
- Erosion/ulceration exposes the thrombogenic subendothelial BM to blood
- Hemorrhage into the atheroma, expanding its volume
What is the result of rupture/fissuring in the artery wall?
What is the result of rupture/fissuring in the artery wall?
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What are some common clinical consequences of atherosclerotic disease?
What are some common clinical consequences of atherosclerotic disease?
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What factors determine the outcomes of atheroembolism?
What factors determine the outcomes of atheroembolism?
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