ILOs
- Describe the main processes involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions
- Describe the risk factors for developing atherosclerosis
- Appreciate the clinical consequences of coronary atherosclerosis
- Describe the exogenous and endogenous pathways of cholesterol transport and how statin drugs act to lower cholesterol
- Briefly outline the history of atherosclerosis.
- Some surprising facts about atherosclerosis.
- How has our view of atherosclerosis changed?
- Describe the steps in developing atherosclerotic lesions
- What could the issue be with angiography of coronary arteries?
- What is cholesterol essential for?
- What is the link between cholesterol and lipoproteins?
- Outline the exogenous pathway of cholesterol transport
- What are the consequences of obesity?
- Outline the endogenous pathway of cholesterol transport
- What is familial hypercholesterolaemia?
- What are some of the signs of familial hypercholesterolaemia?
- What is hyperlipoproteinaeamia?
- How do statins work?