Cardiovascular System-

Pathology Lab

3rd year medical students

Dr. Nisreen Abu Shahin

Amniotic fluid embolus: keratin and fetal

squamous cells in pulmonary arterioles

lymphedema

• Name major

types.

• Give examples

on causes

• Name this

vascular

condition.

Mönckeberg

medial calcific

sclerosis

• Mention effect

on blood

supply

Atherosclerosis

Name the parts

of this atheroma.

Describe the

composition of

each part.

Infarction

lung infarction (A), and

spleen infarction (B).

1- what is the type of the

lung infarct?

2- what is the type of the

splenic infarct?

3- what are the

differences between

them?

4- describe the

microscopic features you

expect to see in A and B.

A case of sudden

mesenteric artery

occlusion.

This is a picture of

the small

intestines upon

surgery.

What type of

infarcts is it?

Why?

Infarction

Aortic

aneurysm

-What part of the

aorta is involved ?

-Picture A, white

arrow?

- picture B?

Aortic dissection

The special

histochemical stain

used here shows elastic

fibers in black color.

-What does the black

star represents?

-Name a major

precipitating factor

-other disorders

associated with it?

Arteriolosclerosis

-A?

- B?

- causes?

) Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis morphology (arrows)

A> granuloma; B> fragmented internal elastic lamina

Complications

of MI

-what type of

complication is

seen in this

picture (white

arrow).

-Mention the

consequences that

may follow this.

-Is this arecent or old MI? (red arrow).

-What is the post-MI complication seen here?

-potential clinical consequences?

Complications

of MI

- what

complication of

acute MI do you

see?

- potential adverse

effects ?

Complications

of MI

…..

Complications

of MI

-what

significant

complication

of acute MI do

you see?

Acute rheumatic

heart disease

Aschoff bodies are

pathognomonic for

rheumatic fever (T-

lymphocytes,

plasma cells, and

macrophages)