Typical pathologic findings in malignant hypertension

What were the typical pathologic findings in malignant hypertension?

The patient’s blood vessels undergo myointimal proliferation (and medial thickening, leading to the “onion-skin” appearance) and fibrinoid necrosis. If the process is chronic, vascular smooth muscle hypertrophy occurs and collagen deposits in the small vessels and arterioles.

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