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| Layers of normal blood vessels |
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Definition
| Intima, Media, Adventitia |
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Definition
| Single layer of ECs, underlying dense elastic membrane of ECM |
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Term
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Definition
| Layers of SMCs and connective ECM, outside consists of external elastic lamina of ECM |
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Term
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Definition
| Connective tissues, nerve fibers, vasa vasorum |
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Term
| Diseases vascular hypertension is a risk factor in |
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Definition
| coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular accidents, cardiac hypertrophy adn subsequent heart failure, aortic dissection, renal failure. |
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Term
| Normal blood pressure is regulated by |
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Definition
| Blood volume, Peripheral resistance, and kidneys |
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Term
| Environmental factors of hypertension |
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Definition
| Stress, smoking, obesity, and excessive salt consumption |
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Term
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Definition
| myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, aoritc aneurism, peripheral vascular disease, ischemic injury |
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Term
| Risk factors for atherosclerosis |
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Definition
| genetics, hyperlipidemia/hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes, stress |
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Term
| Causes of chronic endothelial cell injury |
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Definition
| hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, toxins, viruses, immune reactions, hemodynamic factors. |
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Term
| Causes of congestive heart failure |
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Definition
| systemic hypertension, mitral or aortic valve disease, ischemic heart disease, primary disease of myocardium |
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Term
| Clinical features of congestive heart failure |
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Definition
| dyspnea, soft tissue edema, muscle fatigue, enlarged heart, irregular heart beat and rhythm, and lung rales |
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Term
| Four syndromes associated with IHD |
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Definition
| angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, chronic IHD with congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death |
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