Aorta
Description - the large arterial
trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed
by branch arteries through the body
Arterial
thrombus, recent
Description - a recently formed
blood clot in an artery
Arteriosclerosis,
medial, femoral artery
Description - a chronic disease
in which muscle and elastic fibres are replaced by fibrous
tissue; here affecting the main artery in the thigh
Artery
Description - tubular branching
muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from
the heart through the body
Artery,
superior mesenteric
Description - a large artery that
arises from the aorta and supplies the greater part of the
small intestine, the cecum, the ascending colon, and the
right half of the transverse colon
Atheroma,
aorta
Description - an abnormal fatty
deposit in the aorta
Atheroma,
subclavian artery
Description - an abnormal fatty
deposit in subclavian artery (large artery that passes to
the upper arm)
Atherosclerosis,
artery
Description - disease of wall of
artery where inner layer thickens, causing a decrease in
the capacity of the artery to transport blood; main form
of arteriosclerosis
Calcification
of artery
Description - abnormal deposits
of calcium in an artery
Cardiac
muscle
Alternative Name -
heart muscle
Description - the principal tissue
in the heart wall
Endocarditis,
subacute bacterial, aortic valve
Description - inflammation of the
valve separating the aorta from the left ventricle that prevents
blood from flowing back into the left ventricle
Fatty
degeneration, heart muscle
Description - abnormal formation
of microscopically visible droplets of fat in the cytoplasm
of cells of the heart muscle
Hypertrophy,
heart muscle
Description - enlarged heart muscle
Mitral
valve, recent and older vegetations
Description - roughenings on one
of heart valves usually as a result of acute rheumatism
Myocardial
fibrosis
Description - heart muscle scarred
from chronic disease
Myocardial
infarct, old and recent
Alternative Name - heart attack
Description - tissue of the heart
muscle has died and is permanently damaged because of an
inadequate supply of oxygen to that area
Myocarditis
Description - inflammation of the
muscular walls of the heart
Myoxma
Description - a primary heart tumour;
this is uncommon as most heart tumours have spread from elsewhere
in the body
Post-hypertensive
sclerosis, peripheral artery
Description - hardening of a peripheral
artery as a result of high blood pressure
Rheumatic
endocarditis, mitral valve
Description - inflammation of the
inner most lining of the heart cavities and mitral valve
Syphilis,
basilar artery
Description - syphilitic changes
in the artery that supplies the pons, cerebellum, posterior
part of the cerebrum, and the inner ear
Temporal
arteritis
Description - inflammation of the
arteries
Thrombosis,
septic, sigmoid sinus
Description - a blood clot with
putrefaction within a blood vessel in the sigmoid sinus cavity
(skull)
Vasculitis,
rheumatoid arthritis on steroids
Description - inflammation of blood
vessels; a symptom sometimes associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Vein
Description -
a tube carrying blood from the capillaries towards the heart
Vena
Cava
Description - two large veins which
take deoxygenated blood into the right atrium of heart for
delivery to the lungs
Venous
thrombosis, muscle
Description - a blood clot in a
vein in a muscle
