Angina

Question 1

Acute coronary syndrome, what does it mean and what characterizes it?

Answer 1

Umbrella term for condition where heart’s blood supply is partially or fully blocked, causing myocardial damage

Characteristics:
▪ Coronary arteries blocked, typically due to thrombus
▪ Oxygen supply to heart below critical threshold to maintain cardiomyocyte function, causing cell death.

Question 2

What is meant by ceiling effect?

Answer 2

the phenomenon in which a drug reaches a maximum effect, so that increasing the dosage does not increase its effectiveness