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A. Vascular Wall Changes on Atherosclerosis
Endothelium Necrotic nucleus
Intima Fibrous cover plate (foam cells, cell debris,
Media (connective tissue, cholesterol crystals)
immigrant muscle cells)
Adventitia Endothelial damage
and dysfunction
Lumen
Foam cells
(lipid deposits)
in the intima
1
Normal
vascular wall 3
2 Fibrous plaque Atherosclerosis I
(atheroma)
Fatty streaks
B. Consequences of Atherosclerosis

Plaque Plaque Plate 7.32
Residual enlargement
lumen
Ischemia
(→infarction)
Spasm

Hypertension
Media damage
Nonatherosclerotic
causes
Thrombosis

True aneurysm Dissecting aneurysm
Embolism

Rupture Ischemia
(→infarction)

Thromboembolism
Rupture, occlusion of side branches, pericardial 237
tamponade, aortic regurgitation, thromboembolism

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