DISEASES OF THE BLOOD VESSELS

Diseases of Arteries

Terminology

ATHEROSCLEROSIS (ATHEROMA)

Stages of Atheroma formation

Clinical effects and complication of atheroma

Atheroma & Lipid Metabolism

Etiology and risk factors

Pathogenesis theories

Medial Calcification
(MONKEBERG’S SCLEROSIS)

Definition, Age, Gross and Microscopic Pictures, Clinical Features

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
(DIFFUSE HYPERPLASTIC SCLEROSIS)

SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION

ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Pathological Lesions

Pathogenesis of essential hypertension

MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION

Clinical presentation

Complications of hypertension

ANEURYSMS

Types of Aneurysms

Complications of aneurysms

Diseases of Veins