cardio Q - doc_vic

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Coronary angiography of a 69-year-old caucasian female with chronic atypical chest pain shows extensive atherosclerosis and near-total occlusion of the LAD artery. The absence of myocardial necrosis and scarring depite vessle occlusion in this pt can best be explained by which of the following features of the occluding plaque?

A. thin fibrous cap
B rich lipid core
C. Activa peripheral inflammation
D. slow growth rate
E. high calcium content
F. ostial location

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noooo

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dd?

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E, a stable plaque

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D)...slow growth rate, which allows development of collateral circulation

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B rich lipid core

[ArchivalUser]

yes the right ans is D. I have a question related to that, in chronic ischemic heart diz, why it progress slow, is it because of the same reason? the slow growth rate of atheroslerotic plaque? someone pls clear it up

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anyone pls

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d as it has slow growth