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===[[Atherosclerosis]]===
 
===[[Atherosclerosis]]===
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===Medial calcification===
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Often associated with arterioscleosis.
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[[Arterial Calcification]]
*Dystrophic: associated with vessel damage.
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*Metastatic: elevated plasma calcium levels E.g. Vitamin D poisoning. 
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[[Image:aortic mineralisation.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Aortic mineralisation'''. Courtesy of T. Scase</center></small>]]
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Calcification often seen in the horse:
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*Small vessels of the bowel with unknown aetiology.  Not thought to be clinically significant.
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*Aorta due to healed strongyle parasite lesions.
      
===Amyloidosis===
 
===Amyloidosis===
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