CAD

Question 1

coronary artery disease is NOT…

Answer 1

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

Question 2

coronary circuit=

Answer 2

part of systemic circuit

• coronary arteries take oxygenated blood to cardiac muscle cells
• coronary veins take deoxygenated blood to right atrium

Question 3

the heart pumps blood to body but…

Answer 3

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

Question 4

in CAD, 1 or more branches of coronary circuit has

Answer 4

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

Question 5

2 types of CAD?

Answer 5

1) chronic ischemic heart disease

2) acute coronary syndrome

Question 6

examples of acute coronary syndrome?

Answer 6

unstable angina

myocardial infarction

Question 7

examples of chronic ischemic heart disease

Answer 7

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