Mr. Raymond's atherosclerosis
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

 The atheromatous plaque is actually a complex lesion
  • Principal cells include smooth muscle cells that migrate from the media and  macrophages from the blood stream.
  • The matrix is composed of collagen, elastic fibers and proteoglycans.

    • Finally, there is intracellular and extracellular lipid, primarily cholesterol and cholesterol esters.
                            (Modified from Robbins: Pathologic Basis of  Disease, 6th Ed.)

So what causes the atheromatous plaques to  form?

  

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