Atherosclerosis&CoronaryheartdiseasesZhengzhouUniversity,FirstaffiliatedHospitalDept
ofCardiologyHaiyuLi,M
CardiovascularDiseasesAtherosclerosis•leadingcauseofdeathanddisability•Commonlocation:Coronarycirculation:Proximalleftanteriordescendingcoronaryartery(LAD)ProximalportionofrenalarteriesExtracranialcirculationtothebrainCarotidbifurcationAtherosclerosisCoronaryheartdiseaseatherosclerosisCoronarystenosiscoronaryspasmMyocardialischemia,anoxaemiaCoronaryheartdisease,CHDIschemicheartdisease•Atherosclerosis•Stableanginapectoris(SAP)•AcutecoronarysyndromeUnstableangina(UAP)andnon-STEMI(UA/NSTEMI)STelevationmyocardialinfarction(STEMI)Threefundamentalbiologicalprocessesofatherosclerosis1
Accumulationofintimalcells:•smoothmusclecells•Macrophages•T-lymphocytes2
Proliferatedconnectivetissu