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CAD Flashcards

1
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coronary artery disease is NOT

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restricted to only the artery (can be any artery in coronary circuit)

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coronary circuit=

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part of systemic circuit

  • coronary arteries take oxygenated blood to cardiac muscle cells
  • coronary veins take deoxygenated blood to right atrium
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3
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the heart pumps blood to body but..

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the heart TISSUE ITSELF NEEDS BLOOD! for perfusion and to feed the cells

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4
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in CAD, 1 or more branches of coronary circuit has

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advanced atherosclerosis!
(gradually occurs with aging)
thus cannot provide blood to heart cells—> loss of heart function

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5
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2 types of CAD?

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1) chronic ischemic heart disease

2) acute coronary syndrome

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6
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examples of acute coronary syndrome?

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unstable angina

myocardial infarction

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examples of chronic ischemic heart disease

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chronic but person survive with it..
stable angina
microvascular angina 
variant angina 
silent myocardial ischemia
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