Atherosclerosis

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718192021
Across
  1. 2. Atherosclerosis generally presents as...
  2. 4. Permanent heart muscle damage due to ischemia.
  3. 5. Clumping of platelets during clot formation.
  4. 6. Risk factor involving abnormal lipid levels.
  5. 9. Cells formed when macrophages engulf oxidised LDL.
  6. 10. Substance accumulated in foam cells.
  7. 15. Structure covering the lipid core of the plaque.
  8. 17. Sudden breaking of a plaque, leading to clot formation.
  9. 19. Narrowing of the vessel lumen due to plaque growth.
  10. 20. LDL accumulates between the tunica media and the tunica...
Down
  1. 1. Chest pain on exertion due to fixed coronary narrowing.
  2. 3. Complete blockage of a blood vessel.
  3. 7. Common lipoprotein that accumulates in the arterial wall.
  4. 8. Immune cells that migrate into vessel walls and become macrophages.
  5. 11. Permanent brain injury due to interrupted blood supply.
  6. 12. Risk factor involving elevated blood sugar.
  7. 13. Risk factor meaning high blood pressure.
  8. 14. Protein produced by foam cells that triggers coagulation.
  9. 16. Leg pain during walking relieved by rest.
  10. 18. Unpredictable chest pain occurring at rest with minimal exertion.
  11. 21. Temporary neurological deficit due to reduced blood flow (abbreviation).