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CVT 109
Vascular Physiology
Introduction
The purpose of this portion of CVT 109 is
to teach physiology relavant to noninvasive vascular technology.
Major areas of interrogation
Intracranial cerebrovascular
Extracranial cerebrovascular
Abdominal visceral vascular
Peripheral arterial
Peripheral venous
Normal Endothelial
This is about as
normal as an adult
aorta in America
gets. The faint
reddish staining is
from hemoglobin that
leaked from RBC's
following death. The
surface is quite
smooth, with only
occasional faint
small yellow lipid
streaks visible.
Development and
sequela of
atherosclerosis.
A disease of the intima extending
to the media of the arterial wall.
Abnormal build up of lipid and
collegen cells.
Extends into and narrows the
lumen of the artery.
Chronic in nature.
Content changes with age.
Stages of development
Lipid deposits in the intima
subintimal collagen deposits
intrude into lumen, narrowing
lumen
epithelial covering
fibrin accumulates
as more lipid accumulates the
atheroma becomes larger.
Macrophages die, lipid is released
and acts as an irritant.
Development cont.
/ Calcium formation
/ hemorrhage in the atheroma- from vaso vasorm or into
the lesion from the surface.
/ atheroma breakdown
/ endothelial rupture (plaque ulceration)
/ embolization - any of the constituants
/ occlusion - thrombosing
/ weakening of the arterial wall-aneurysm
Sequela
Hemodynamic lesions
area
and diameter stenosis
occlusion
flow reduction to distal vascular
bed
embolization
portions
of the plaque breaking off
and obstructing flow distally.
Any material in the plaque can
move.
Areas of incidence of Atherosclerotic Lesions
Cerebral
Coronary
Aorta
Renal
Extremities
Mesenteric
Cerebral
Stroke/TIA/Rind
Thrombosis
Embolic
Hemorrhage
Coronary
Angina
MI
Aorta
Hemodynamic lesions
Dissection
Aneurysm
Renal
Hemodynamic Lesions
Hypertension:
decreased distal
renal artery pressure activates
renin-angiotensin system.
Decreased renal function
Atrophy of Kidney
Mesenteric
Hemodynamic/Embolic lesions
Bowel
arterial insufficiency
Intestinal
angina
Intestinal gangrene
Upper Extremities
Hemodynamic lesions
Highest
incidence in subclavian
region.
Causes
“subclavian steal
syndrome”. Neurological
symptoms.
Rarely causes arm ischemia
Upper extremity cont:
Radial and ulnar atherosclerotic
lesions occur more frequently in
diabetic patients and renal
patients.
Upper ext cont
Embolic ischemia of upper
extremities can result from
atherosclerosis in the following
locations. Emboli from
atherosclerotic lesions to upper ext
is much less common than to lower
extremities. Tends to affect digits.
Emoli to upper ext come from
aorta, heart, and prox subclavian.
Lower Extremity
Hemodynamic Lesions cause
ischemia to lower legs and feet.
Claudication: Pain or tiredness of a
muscle group, brought on by
exercise and relieved by rest.
Ischemic rest pain: Pain in lower
leg and foot brought on by rest and
relieved by exercise.
Lower extremity cont.
Emboli are a factor in lower
extremity ischemia. Most likely
sources include.
Heart
Aortic
aneurysm
Iliac aneurysm
Poplital aneurysm