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Combined pathological and radiological study of the effect of atherosclerosis on the ostia of segmental branches of the abdominal aorta.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1437284     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A combined pathological and radiological study of descending aortae from 15 subjects from 2 to 80 yrs of age was conducted to investigate changes in the segmental vessels with advancing aortic atherosclerosis. There were (i) small hillocks of musculo-elastic intimal thickening adjacent to the apex (centre of the flow divider) in the ostia of the segmental vessels in young subjects, (ii) progressive intimal thickening, distortion and narrowing of the ostia of the segmental vessels (iii) obliteration or loss of some ostia in advanced atherosclerosis of the distal abdominal aorta and (iv) gross discrepancy in severity of atherosclerosis between the aorta and its branches, the intimal proliferation tapering rapidly in the branches and often being minimal in the outer part of their intramural courses. Distal ramifications exhibited occlusions which radiographically were probably embolic or possibly artifactual. Atherosclerosis was rarely of significant degree histologically within the proximal 2 cm of the segmental branches.
Authors:
A D Cluroe; T P Fitzjohn; W E Stehbens
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pathology     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0031-3025     ISO Abbreviation:  Pathology     Publication Date:  1992 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-12-15     Completed Date:  1992-12-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0175411     Medline TA:  Pathology     Country:  AUSTRALIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  140-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pathology, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aorta, Abdominal / pathology*,  radiography
Arteriosclerosis / pathology*,  radiography
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

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