pipestem calcification

A fanciful term for the tubular calcification/mineralisation of arteries typical of extensive atherosclerosis, which may cause pseudohypertension, because the affected vessels are relatively nondistensible

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pipestem calcification

 A fanciful term for the tubular mineralization of arteries typical of extensive ASHD, which may cause pseudohypertention, as affected vessels are relatively nondistensible

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