General and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
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OK, the changes aren't
real striking in this slide, but see if you can find the calcium anyway.
If there were extensive changes such as this throughout a person's medium
sized arteries, what change would you expect that to have on the feeling
of one's pulse? See this slide with the virtual microscope. |
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This slide actually has Monckeberg's and atherosclerosis together. In the case of Monckeberg's sclerosis, the calcium deposits occur in the media and are not associated with cholesterol deposits. It is a condition of the elderly and only infrequently leads to clinical problems. It is not associated with high serum cholesterol, but is sometimes seen as an incidental finding along with other vascular conditions, such as atherosclerosis. This brings up the question of what is meant by the term "hardening of the arteries?" |