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endothelial injury
Also see atherosclerosis.
Pathology:
1) hemodynamic injury
a) hypertension
b) wall shear stress
2) chemical injury
a) low-density lipoprotein
b) oxidized low-density lipoprotein
c) homocysteine
d) urea
e) glucose
f) carbon monoxide
3) infection/immune mediated injury
a) virus
b) endotoxin
c) immune complexes
Related
atherosclerosis
coronary artery disease; coronary atherosclerosis (CAD)
endothelium
General
cellular injury
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998