Arterial calcifications: morphological aspects and their pathological implications.
Morphological aspects of calcifications are identical whatever their site in the arterial layers: fine granular deposits, plates, rings. Occurrence of complications: fibrosis with foreign body type granuloma, thrombosis, and embolism mainly depend on the site and the amount of calcification. Clinicians should be aware of these complications when performing angioplasty.
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Unité d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques Hôspital Saint-Michel 33 rue Olivier de Serres 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France. jkr.janzen@lycosmail.com
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000473:pathology