1911 results
Coronary Oxygen Balance 

Myocardial Oxygen Demand <-> Coronary Artery Blood Flow <-> Oxygen Availability

#cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Demand <-> Coronary Artery ... cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Central Retinal Artery ... central retinal artery ... Central Retinal Artery ... • Slow retinal artery ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
 -
history of coronary artery ... for females) #Pathophysiology
Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) 
Subclavian artery narrowing or oclussion near the proximal portion of the vertebral
) Subclavian artery ... the vertebral artery ... contralateral vertebral artery ... ipsilateral vertebral artery ... syndrome #SSS #pathophysiology
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
relaxes, Cavernosal artery ... and cavernosal artery ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology
Renal Nutcracker Syndrome Pathophysiology
Nutcracker syndrome = compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and
Nutcracker Syndrome Pathophysiology ... superior mesenteric artery ... Nutcracker #Syndrome #Pathophysiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary artery ... Pathophysiology: ... epicardial coronary artery
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
mean pulmonary-artery ... pulmonary embolism Pathophysiology ... Balloon Pulmonary-Artery ... reduce pulmonary-artery ... prevent pulmonary-artery
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
failure - Coronary artery ... AFib #Cardiology #Pathophysiology
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
superior mesenteric artery ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology