Amjad Naeem, Riaz Hussain.
A Morphological Study Of Common Carotid Arteries in Atherosclerosis.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;7(1):38-42.

Objective: To review the pattern of atherosclerosis in common carotid arteries. Material & Methods: The pattern of atherosclerotic lesions was studied in common carotid arteries in 30 human autopsy cases. This study was conducted in the mortuary of King Edward Medical College, Lahore. Both the right and left carotids of all 30 cadavers were opened and reviewed both grossly and microscopically. Results: The fatty streaks were present in 10 cases in the right common carotid artery and 10 cases in the left common carotid artery. The fibrolipid plaques were seen in 9 cases in the right common carotid artery and 9 cases in the left common carotid artery. The complicated lesions were present in 5 cases in the right common carotid artery and 6 cases in the left common carotid artery. In the right common carotid artery 4 cases showed ulceration and one case showed intimal vascularization and haemorrhage alongwith thrombus formation. In the left common carotid artery 4 cases showed ulceration and 2 showed intimal vascularization and haemorrhage alongwith thrombus formation. The calcified lesions were seen in 4 cases in the right common carotid artery and 5 cases in the left common carotid artery. The morphological changes in media and elastic were present in 6 cases in the right common carotid artery and 7 cases in left common carotid artery. Conclusion: This study shows that raised atherosclerotic lesions are reasonably common in our population and stresses the need to conduct larger studies to comment on the relationship with age and sex.

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