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What is the consequence of the increased demands placed on the heart by hypertension?
What is the consequence of the increased demands placed on the heart by hypertension?
- Necrotizing arteriolitis
- Berry aneurysm rupture
- Ventricular hypertrophy (correct)
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
What is a typical characteristic of hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis seen in severe hypertension?
What is a typical characteristic of hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis seen in severe hypertension?
- Thickened, reduplicated basement membrane
- Onion skin appearance of vessels (correct)
- Vascular wall necrosis
- Fibrinoid deposits in arterioles
What can be attributed to inadequate management of hypertension according to the data provided?
What can be attributed to inadequate management of hypertension according to the data provided?
- Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Pathological changes in nephrons
- 62% of cerebrovascular disease and 49% of ischaemic heart disease (correct)
What vascular disorder is associated with hypertension and involves the rupture of berry aneurysms?
What vascular disorder is associated with hypertension and involves the rupture of berry aneurysms?
What is the consequence of persistent hypertension that can culminate in CHF and even sudden death?
What is the consequence of persistent hypertension that can culminate in CHF and even sudden death?
In hypertensive heart disease, what adaptive response occurs to pressure overload?
In hypertensive heart disease, what adaptive response occurs to pressure overload?
What is the pathophysiological cause of Renal disease, which is the commonest cause of secondary hypertension?
What is the pathophysiological cause of Renal disease, which is the commonest cause of secondary hypertension?
Which condition is associated with homogeneous, pink hyaline thickening of arteriolar walls and luminal narrowing?
Which condition is associated with homogeneous, pink hyaline thickening of arteriolar walls and luminal narrowing?
What structural change is observed in muscular arteries in response to hypertension?
What structural change is observed in muscular arteries in response to hypertension?
What is the consequence of arteriolar narrowing caused by hyaline arteriosclerosis in the kidneys?
What is the consequence of arteriolar narrowing caused by hyaline arteriosclerosis in the kidneys?
Which lesion occurs selectively in response to hypertension and involves collagen deposition and smooth muscle hyperplasia?
Which lesion occurs selectively in response to hypertension and involves collagen deposition and smooth muscle hyperplasia?
What effect does hypertension have on atherosclerosis development in large arterial blood vessels?
What effect does hypertension have on atherosclerosis development in large arterial blood vessels?
What is the main cause of left atrial dilation in systemic hypertensive heart disease?
What is the main cause of left atrial dilation in systemic hypertensive heart disease?
What is the typical heart weight in an individual with systemic hypertensive heart disease?
What is the typical heart weight in an individual with systemic hypertensive heart disease?
What is the normal range for left ventricular wall thickness in an individual without left ventricular hypertrophy?
What is the normal range for left ventricular wall thickness in an individual without left ventricular hypertrophy?
Which condition is characterized by marked dilation and hypertrophy of the right ventricle with thickened free wall?
Which condition is characterized by marked dilation and hypertrophy of the right ventricle with thickened free wall?
What effect does increased left ventricular wall thickness have on diastolic filling in hypertensive heart disease?
What effect does increased left ventricular wall thickness have on diastolic filling in hypertensive heart disease?
In long-standing systemic hypertensive heart disease, what happens to the hypertrophic left ventricle?
In long-standing systemic hypertensive heart disease, what happens to the hypertrophic left ventricle?
