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Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease characterised by what?

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Build up of plaque in arteries

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What is atherosclerotic plaque formed from?

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Fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste, calcium and fibrin

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What is essential hypertension?

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No underlying cause

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What is secondary hypertension?

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Underlying cause

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What are clinical complications of atheroma?

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Stenosis, thrombosis, embolism, aneurysm, dissection, ischaemia

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What has to happen for atherosclerosis to form, and what gets exposed?

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Endothelial injury- exposes collagen

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Following endothelial injury, what accumulates and what is produced?

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Lipids and macrophages accumulate and cell adhesion molecules are produced

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Because of production of adhesion molecules, what attaches to endothelial cells?

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Monocytes and T lymphocytes

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What do macrophages do during formation of atherosclerosis?

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Take up oxidised LDL

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What is the last stage of atherosclerosis formation?

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Migration of smooth muscle and increase in size

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What are atheromatous plaques formed from?

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Fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste, calcium, fibrin

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As plaques increase in size, what happens?

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Compromised blood flow and damage to the arterial wall

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What is the progression of atheroma?

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Fatty streak, fibrofatty plaque, complicated plaque, plaque rupture

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What can even the presence of a plaque (before rupture) cause?

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Angina, TIA, claudication

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What does the rupture of a plaque cause?

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MI, stroke, critical leg ischaemia

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When is atheromatous narrowing of an artery likely to produce critical disease?

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If it is the only artery supplying an organ/tissue
The artery diameter is small
Overall blood flow is reduced

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What are 5 complications of atheroma?

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Stenosis, thrombosis, embolism, aneurysm, dissection

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What is arterial stenosis?

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Narrowing of the arterial lumen with reduced elasticity

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What does arterial stenosis cause?

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Reduced flow in systole and tissue ischaemia

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What is cardiac fibrosis?

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Loss of cardiac myocytes and replacement by fibrous tissue

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What does cardiac fibrosis cause?

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Loss of contractility, elasticity and filling

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What is an aneurysm?

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Abnormal and persistent dilatation of an artery due to a weakness in its wall

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What is an arterial dissection?

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Splitting of the media by flowing blood leading to a false lumen filled with blood

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What factors influence high blood pressure?

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Age, sex and race

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What is essential hypertension?
Rise in blood pressure of unknown cause
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What is hypertension classed as?
> 140/90
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What equation gives you BP?
CO x TPR
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What is salt sensitive hypertension?
Increase in dietary salt leads to increase in BP
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What is Conn's syndrome?
Excess aldosterone
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What is Cushing's syndrome?
Excess corticosteroid
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What is Pheochromocytoma?
Excess noradrenaline
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In benign hypertension, every 10mmHg above 85 does what?
Doubles risk of MI and stroke
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What does LVH lead to?
Increased LV load, poor perfusion, interstitial fibrosis, diastolic dysfunction
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What is classed as malignant hypertension?
Diastolic pressure 130-140
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What is pre-eclampsia?
Hypertension and proteinuria in pregnancy
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What can pre-eclampsia lead to?
Eclampsia (seizures) which is a medical emergency
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What should you offer if clinical BP is 140/90 or higher?
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to confirm diagnosis
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What is stage 1 hypertension?
Clinic BP 140/90 or higher and ABPM/HBPM average is 135/85 or higher
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What is stage 2 hypertension?
Clinic BP 160/100 or higher and ABPM/HBPM average is 150/95 or higher
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What is severe hypertension?
Clinic systolic BP 180 or higher and clinic diastolic BP is 110 or higher
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What is it known as when BP measures taken in clinic and at home are elevated?
Sustained hypertension
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What is known as when BP measured as normal in clinic and elevated at home?
Masked hypertension
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What is it known as when BP measured high in clinic and normal at home?
White coat hypertension
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What intervention should be offered for stage 1 hypertension?
Lifestyle interventions and support on adherence and annual review
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What intervention should be offered for stage 1 hypertension with target organ damage or high CV risk?
Offer drug treatment
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What intervention should be offered for stage 1 hypertension aged < 40?
Consider specialist referral
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What intervention should be offered for stage 2 hypertension?
Offer drug treatment
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What is the target BP of a person under 80?
140/90
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What is the target BP for a person aged 80+?
150/90
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People with WCH and aged < 80 should aim for ABPM of?
below 135/85
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People with WCH and aged 80+ should aim for ABPM of?
below 145/85
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What is the definition of WCH?
A discrepancy of more than 20/10 between clinic and average ABPM at time of diagnosis
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What are common causes of secondary hypertension?
Renal disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, aldosteronism
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What are uncommon causes of secondary hypertension?
Cushing's, pheochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism, aortic coarctation, intracranial tumour
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What are all the drugs which can be used for hypertension?
ACE inhibitor, ARB, Ca++ blocker, beta blocker, thiazide diuretic, spironolactone, alpha blocker
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What should be done if a persons hypertension is not controlled by ACE inhibitor, Ca++ blocker and thiazide diuretic?
Consider further diuretic, beta blocker, alpha blocker or seek expert advice
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What should be used for resistant hypertension?
Spironolactone
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What is classed as resistant hypertension?
Hypertension not controlled by spironolactone

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