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Aneurysm formation in experimental atherosclerosis: Relationship to plaque evolution  Christopher K. Zarins, MD, Seymour Glagov, MD, Dragoslava Vesselinovitch,

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1 Aneurysm formation in experimental atherosclerosis: Relationship to plaque evolution 
Christopher K. Zarins, MD, Seymour Glagov, MD, Dragoslava Vesselinovitch, DVM, MS, Robert W. Wissler, MD, PhD,  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages (September 1990) DOI: / (90)90144-Y Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Focal abdominal aortic aneurysm in rhesus monkey fed high-cholesterol diet for 12 months (mean total serum cholesterol 601 mg/dl) followed by lowering of serum cholesterol for 12 months (122 mg/dl) with cholestyramine. Small atrophic atherosclerotic plaques were present at autopsy, a finding consistent with regression of experimental atherosclerosis. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Total serum cholesterol levels in five monkeys that developed aneurysms after 16 to 24 months. Four of the five were on cholestyramine and had normal serum cholesterol levels at the time of death. The fifth had been on an atherogenic diet for 20 months and had a serum cholesterol of 935 mg/dl. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Pressure-perfusion fixed aorta of the cynomolgus monkey that died of coronary artery occlusion after 20 months on an atherogenic diet. Aneurysms were found in the innominate artery (A), descending thoracic aorta (B), infrarenal aorta (C), aortic bifurcation (D), and common iliac arteries (E). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

5 Fig. 4 Postmortem cerebral angiogram of the cynomolgus monkey referred to in Fig. 3. Large aneurysms (arrows) were found at both carotid bifurcations (A, coronal view, B, lateral view). The carotid bifurcation is particularly prone to plaque formation in this experimental model. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

6 Fig. 5 Postmortem angiogram of the aortic arch of the cynomolgus monkey referred to in Fig. 3. Note innominate aneurysm (A) and focal descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (B). Histologic sections of the descending thoracic aorta at level 1 (no aneurysm) and level 2 (aneurysm) are shown in Fig. 6. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

7 Fig. 6 Histologic sections of descending thoracic aorta shown in Fig. 5. Section 1 is through an area without aneurysm formation. Note the presence of intimal plaque (1a) with preservation of a normal medial lamellar architecture throughout the circumference of the aorta. Section 2 is through the aneurysm. Note the larger size and the regions of thinning of the aortic wall. At (2a) the inner layers of media are replaced by a thick fibrous plaque with total wall thickness equal to (1b). At (2b) the plaque has atrophied and the medial lamellar architecture has disappeared. The wall is composed of fibrous tissue and total wall thickness is markedly reduced. Photographs of all sections taken at the same magnification (×99). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

8 Fig. 7 Aortic bifurcation of cynomolgus monkey that died of coronary artery occlusion after 20 months on an atherogenic diet. Aneurysms are present at the aortic bifurcation and common iliac arteries. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

9 Fig. 8 Postmortem angiogram of the aortic bifurcation shown in Fig. 7. Section 1 is through the distal abdominal aorta in the region without an aneurysm. Section 2 is through the aneurysm. Note the enlargement of the lumen and the thinning of the aortic wall. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

10 Fig. 9 Higher power views of histologic sections of the abdominal aorta at the levels shown in Fig. 8 (a and b). A, is taken from nonaneurysmal aorta and shows a thick fibrous plaque with a prominent internal elastic lamella and preservation of medial lamellar architecture. B, is taken from the aneurysmal aortic wall and demonstrates atrophy and disappearance of normal medial lamellar architecture, thinning of the intimal plaque, and a resulting decrease in total wall thickness. (Magnification ×99). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

11 Fig. 10 Abdominal aortic aneurysm in cynomolgus monkey fed an atherogenic diet for 12 months (mean serum cholesterol 1257 mg/dl) followed by a “regression” period during which serum cholesterol was lowered with cholestyramine for 8 months (mean serum cholesterol 124 mg/dl). Aorta was not pressure-perfusion fixed. Note diffuse atrophic atherosclerotic plaque and aortoiliac aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

12 Fig. 11 Cross section of aorta in a cynomolgus monkey demonstrating prominent fibrous cap (FC) overlying large necrotic core (N) with marked atrophy of underlying media (M). The fibrous cap acts to isolate the necrotic core from the lumen and may also provide structural support to replace that lost because of erosion and atrophy of the media. Material* on the lumen surface is gelatin used to distend the vessel after pressure-perfusion fixation. (Magnification ×99). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( / (90)90144-Y) Copyright © 1990 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions

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