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What are consequences of atherosclerosis?

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Plaque rupture causes MI, if atherosclerosis w/out sx: leads to angina/ STEMI or NSTEMI and becomes sx Thrombosis and complete occlusion of coronary artery Posterior dominance of heart wall coronary artery may be co dominanace/right/left Can be seen by coronary scanner/angiography After 40 mins little area of necrosis, litlle ischemia, after 3 hours more necrosis, after 96 hours half is necrotic


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