Flashcards in Blood Vessels Deck (50)
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De novo formation of blood vessels during embryogenesis?
vasculogenesis
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the process of new vessel formation in the mature organism; neovascularization?
angiogenesis
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remodeling of existing arteries in response to chronic changes in pressure or flow?
arteriogenesis
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smooth muscle cells that are not contractile but able to divide?
neointimal
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a clinically significant hypertension?
>139/>89
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accelerated or malignant hypertension?
> 200/120
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"hardening of the arteries" and loss of elasticity?
arteriosclerosis
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a form of arteriosclerosis and an example of dystrophic calcification; affects medium muscular arteries of arms and legs?
Monkeberg's medial calcific sclerosis
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characterized by intimal lesions called atheromas protruding into vessel lumens?
atherosclerosis
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an acute phase reactant, downstream of a number of inflammatory triggers; induces a prothrombotic state; strongly predicts risk of MI or stroke?
C reactive protein
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the major mechanism of atherogenesis?
hemodynamic disturbances, lipids, inflammation, infection
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a localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel or the heart?
aneurysm
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aneurysm involving an intact attenuated arterial wall or thinned ventricular wall of the heart?
true aneurysm
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defect in the vascular wall leading to an extravascular hematoma freely communicating with intravascular space?
false aneurysm
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2 most important disorders predisposing to aortic aneurysms?
atherosclerosis and hypertension
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aneurysms in the circle of willis?
berry aneuryms
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the major risk factor of aortic dissection?
hypertension
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the most common form of vasculitis in old people in US/Europe; chronic, granulomatous inflammation of large to small sized arteries predominately in head (nodular intimal thickening)?
giant cell (temporal) arteritis
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tongue necrosis?
giant cell arteritis
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a systemic vasculitis of small or medium sized muscular arteries; 30% associated with chronic Hep B?
polyarteritis nodasa
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segmental transmural necrotizing inflammation?
PAD
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a necrotizing vasculitis; t cell mediated hypersensitivity rxn; PR3 ANCAs in up to 95% of cases?
wegener granulomatosis
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strawberry gingivitis; palatal ulcers and perforation?
wegener granulomatosis
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segmental, thrombosing, acute and chronic inflammation of medium and small arteries; radial and tibial arteries; almost exclusively in heavy smokers?
thromboangiitis obliterans (buerger disease)
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exaggerated vasocontriction of digital arteries and arterioles?
Raynaud phenomenom
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abnormally dilated, tortuous veins?
varicose veins
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pain elicited by forced dorsiflexion of the foot as a sign of thrombophlebitis?
Homan sign
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development conditions?
vascular ectasia (nevus flammeus); enchephalotrigeminal angiomatosis (sturge weber syndrome); vascular malformation
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reactive vascular proliferation?
pyogenic granuloma
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