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==Atherosclerosis== | ==Atherosclerosis== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
Location and associated pathology: | |||
*[[Coronary artery atherosclerosis]] -> [[myocardial infarction]] +/-coronary thrombosis. | *[[Coronary artery atherosclerosis]] -> [[myocardial infarction]] +/-coronary thrombosis. | ||
*Peripheral artery atherosclerosis -> peripheral vascular disease -> amputations. | *Peripheral artery atherosclerosis -> peripheral vascular disease -> amputations. | ||
*Carotid artery atherosclerosis -> thrombotic stroke. | *Carotid artery atherosclerosis -> thrombotic stroke. | ||
*Superior mesenteric artery atherosclerosis -> [[ischemic enteritis]] or [[ischemic colitis]] or ischemic enterocolitis. | |||
Clinical risk factors: | Clinical risk factors: |
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