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==Atherosclerosis== | ==Atherosclerosis== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *[[Coronary artery atherosclerosis]] -> myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis. | ||
*Peripheral atherosclerosis -> peripheral vascular disease -> amputations. | *Peripheral artery atherosclerosis -> peripheral vascular disease -> amputations. | ||
*Carotid atherosclerosis -> thrombotic stroke. | *Carotid artery atherosclerosis -> thrombotic stroke. | ||
Clinical risk factors: | Clinical risk factors: | ||
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*Intimal hyperplasia. | *Intimal hyperplasia. | ||
*Lipid deposition. | *Lipid deposition. | ||
* | *Foamy macrophages within intima & media. | ||
*Cholesterol clefts | *Cholesterol clefts | ||
*Luminal narrowing. | *Luminal narrowing. | ||
Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RCA_atherosclerosis.jpg RCA with atherosclerosis (WC)]. | Image: | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RCA_atherosclerosis.jpg RCA with atherosclerosis (WC)]. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||