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What is Neointimal hyperplasia causes vascular graft failure as a result of hyperophy of - and explain in detail?
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Smooth Muscle Cells o After the placement of vascular grafts the primary change seen is intimal hyperplasia. o This hyperplastic change is usually confined to the graft intima and is commonly referred to as the "neo-intima", it consists predominantly of smooth muscle cells which develop directly under the graft endothelium. Why is it called neo-intima ? o Normally smooth muscles are present in the media. o In Neointima, the smooth muscle cells (usually reside in media) proliferate and migrate into the intima, so that this layer is histological similar to the combined intima and media of normal aery --> Hence the term neointima.