Hypertensive Vascular Disease — Flashcards

_____ syphilis destroys the vasa vasorum, or blood vessels that supply the vessel wall of the aorta

What part of the atheromatous plaque shows neovascularization/proliferation of small blood vessels?_____

Fibrinoid necrosis is characteristic of _____ hypertension, vasculitis (e.g. PAN), and preeclampsia

The intimal plaque that causes atherosclerosis consists of a necrotic lipid core (mostly _____) with a fibromuscular cap

Blood vessels can give rise to a _____ (benign) and angiosarcoma (malignant)

_____ arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis that classically involves branches of the carotid artery

What type of arteriolosclerosis is demonstrated in the image below? _____

What type of arteriolosclerosis is demonstrated in the image below? _____

The image shows yellow spots on the inner surface of the aorta, which represent _____

The given biopsy specimen of radial artery is suggestive of _____ sclerosis.