CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

Answer- C - The statement not true about manifestations of atherosclerosis is “Atherosclerosis leads to altered vascular function which affects all the arteries except the renal artery and aorta”. Atherosclerosis leads to altered vascular function including coronary heart disease, myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular insufficiency, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, limb ischemia, renal disease, aortic aneurysm, and vasculitis. The final mechanism of the above complications usually occurs via plaque rupture or severe vessel narrowing and blood clotting.