Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2010
Examination of coronary arteries revealed atherosclerotic calcified plaques closing vessel lumen by 1/3. The muscle has multiple whitish layers of connective tissue. What process was revealed in the myocardium?
Answer options
- Myocarditis
- Diffusive cardiosclerosis
- Myocardium infarction
- Postinfarction cardiosclerosis
- Tiger heart
Correct answer
Diffusive cardiosclerosis
Explanation
Cardiosclerosis means replacement of cardiac tissue with connective-tissue (whitish-layer) and diffuse indicates multiple foci.
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