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Acute Coronary Syndrome Flashcards

1
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What is ACS?

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Umbrella term for acute diseases of ischaemic heart disease

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What are the 3 diseases in ACS?

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  1. STEMI
  2. NSTEMI
  3. Unstable angina
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What are the risk factors for ACS? (8 things)

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  1. Age
  2. Male
  3. FHx
  4. Smoking
  5. DM
  6. Obesity
  7. HTN
  8. Hypercholesterolaemia
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What are the clinical features of ACS? (6 things)

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  1. Central crushing chest pain
  2. Pain radiation to jaws / arms
  3. SOB
  4. Feeling of impending doom
  5. Palpitations
  6. Nausea + vomiting

(Symptoms @ rest for 20 mins +)

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What does the Right Coronary Artery supply? (4 things)

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  1. Right atrium
  2. Right ventricle
  3. Inferior aspect of Left Ventricle
  4. Posterior aspect of septum
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What does the Left Coronary Artery give off? (2 things)

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  1. Circumflex Artery
  2. Left Anterior Descending (LAD)
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What does the Circumflex Artery supply? (2 things)

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  1. Left atrium
  2. Posterior aspect of Left ventricle
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What does the Left Anterior Descending Artery supply? (2 things)

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  1. Anterior aspect of Left ventricle
  2. Anterior aspect of septum
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What artery is the Right atrium supplied by?

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Right Coronary Artery

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What artery is the Right ventricle supplied by?

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Right Coronary Artery

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What artery is the Left Atrium supplied by?

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Circumflex Artery (branch of LCA)

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What artery is the Anterior aspect of the Left Ventricle supplied by?

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Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD) (branch of LCA)

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What artery is the Posterior aspect of the Left Ventricle supplied by?

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Circumflex Artery (branch of LCA)

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What artery is the Inferior aspect of the Left Ventricle supplied by?

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Right Coronary Artery

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What artery is the Anterior aspect of the septum supplied by?

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Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD) (branch of LCA)

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What artery is the Posterior aspect of septum area supplied by?

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Right Coronary Artery

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What investigations should you do in sus ACS? (5 things)

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  1. ECG
  2. CXR
  3. Blood
  4. Cardiac enzymes
  5. Echo
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What are the ECG changes in a STEMI? (3 things)

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  1. ST elevation (in leads of area of ischaemia)
  2. New LBBB
  3. Pathological Q wave
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What are the ECG changes in a NSTEMI / unstable angina? (2 things)

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  1. ST depression
  2. T wave inversion (deep)
20
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What does a pathological Q wave suggest?

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Deep infarct (late sign)

21
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What is the heart area supplied by the Circumflex Artery?

22
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What are the ECG leads for the Circumflex Artery?

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  1. I
  2. aVL
  3. V5-6
23
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What is the heart area supplied by the LAD?

24
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What are the ECG leads for the Anterior (LAD) part of the heart?

25
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What is the heart area supplied by the Circumflex artery?

26
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What are the ECG leads for the Right Coronary Artery? (3 things)

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  1. II
  2. III
  3. aVF
27
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What is the heart area supplied by the RCA?

28
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What are the ECG leads for the Inferior (RCA) part of the heart? (3 things)

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  1. II
  2. III
  3. aVF
29
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What should you look for in a CXR of sus ACS? (3 things)

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  1. Cardiomegaly
  2. Pulm oedema
  3. Widened mediastinum
30
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What bloods should be done for sus ACS? (5 things)

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  1. FBC
  2. U&Es
  3. Glucose
  4. Lipids
  5. Cardiac Enzymes (troponin)
31
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What are you checking for in a FBC of sus ACS?

32
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When should U&Es be done in sus ACS?

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Before ACEi + other meds

33
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What is seen on an Echo of ACS?

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Regional wall abnormalities

34
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Apart from ACS, what are some other causes of raised troponin? (5 things)

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  1. Sepsis
  2. Aortic dissection
  3. Myocarditis
  4. Pulmonary embolism
  5. Chronic renal failure
35
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What is needed for a diagnosis of ACS? (6 things)

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Raised troponin + one of the following:

  1. Ischaemia symptoms
  2. ECG: Changes of new ischaemia
  3. ECG: Pathological Q waves
  4. Echo: New loss of myocardium
  5. Echo: Regional wall motion abnormalities
36
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What are the treatment options for a STEMI? (2 things)

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  1. Primary PCI (if available within 2 hrs of presentation)
  2. Thrombolysis (if PCI not available within 2 hrs)
37
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What is PCI? (4 things)

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

  1. Catheter into brachial / femoral artery, up to coronary arteries (XR guided)
  2. Inject contrast to identify blockage area
  3. Balloon to widen gap / device to remove or aspirate blockage
  4. Stent inserted
38
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What is the treatment for a NSTEMI? (6 things)

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  1. B - Beta blockers
  2. A - Aspirin (300mg)
  3. T - Ticagrelor (180mg) (antiplatelet)
  4. M - Morphine
  5. A - Anticoagulant (Fondaparinux)
  6. N - Nitrates (GTN)

BATMAN

39
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What score determines if a NSTEMI patient needs a PCI?

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GRACE score

40
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What does the GRACE score determine in a NSTEMI patient?

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6 month risk of death / repeat MI

41
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What does the patient have to score in the GRACE score to have a PCI?

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Medium / high risk (of having repeat MI / death in next 6 months)

42
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How do you prevent a second MI from happening MEDICALLY? (6 A’s)

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  1. Aspirin (75mg once daily)
  2. Another antiplatelet (clopidogrel / ticagrelor)
  3. Atorvastatin (80mg once daily)
  4. ACE Inhibitors (e.g Ramipril 10mg once daily)
  5. Atenolol
  6. Aldosterone antagonist
43
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How do you prevent a second MI from happening LIFESTYLE WISE? (5 things)

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  1. X Smoking
  2. X Alcohol
  3. Mediterranean diet
  4. Cardiac rehab (specific exercises)
  5. Better treatment for other conditions (e.g DM / HTN)
44
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What are the complications of an MI? (5 things)

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  1. D – Death
  2. R – Rupture of heart septum / papillary muscles
  3. E – Edema
  4. A – Arrhythmia / Aneurysm
  5. D – Dressler’s Syndrome

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