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1
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Who qualifies as Chronic coronary disease

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  1. Post ACS events
  2. LVSD
  3. Stable angino or symtpoms
  4. CCD diagnosis
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What are the types of ischemic heart disease?

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  1. Stable
  2. Acute coronary syndrome
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How many heart attacks are silent?

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1 in 5

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What are the types of IHD?

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Stable and ACS

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What are the types of SIHD?

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  1. Chronic stable exertional angina
  2. Silent ischemia
  3. Microvascular angina
  4. Coronary vasospasm
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What are the types of acute coronary syndrome?

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  1. Unstable angina
  2. Non-ST-segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
  3. ST-segement elevation MI (STEMI)
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What population with prevalent CAD?

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Black and Men

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What is the leading cause of ischemic heart disease? Caused by?

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CAD caused by atherosclerotic plaque in epicardial vessels

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What is known as the vulnerable plaque?

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ASCVD

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How do 2/3 of ACS events occur in the morning?

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Catecholamine release due to circadian rhythm

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Describe the thrombus formation process?

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Rupture of thin fibrous plaque → Initial platelet adhesion → Rolling → Firm adhesion → Platelet aggregation → formation of fibrin network → Recruitment of leukocytes → Net formation of the necrotic core

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What is the foundational etiology of CAD?

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Decrease in myocardial oxygen supply

Increase in oxygen demand

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What factors contribute to myocardial oxygen demand?

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  1. HR
  2. Myocardial contractility
  3. Intramyocardial wall tension
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What is intramyocardial wall tension?

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Increased MVO2 and is directly related to the radius or size of the ventricular cavity and BP

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How do you calculate rate pressure product?

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Rate-pressure product = HR x Systolic BP

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What factors contribute to myocardial oxygen supply?

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  1. Coronary blood flow
  2. HR and systole
  3. Oxygen extraction and Oxygen carrying capacity
  4. Coronary collateral circulation Angiogenesis
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What increases coronary Collateral Circulation

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Angiogenesis

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What increases Oxygen Extraction and Oxygen Carrying Capacity?

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Hemoglobin concentration and O2 sat

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What state does the heart perfuse in?

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Diastole

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What are the factors that contribute to MI?

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  1. Rupture of AC plaque
  2. Thrombus formation impairing blood flow
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What are the MI types?

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  1. Due to atherosclerosis
  2. Due to coronary vasospasm, coronary embolism, coronary artery dissection, a concomitant condition that acutely increases oxygen demand
  3. Cardiac death
  4. Mi associated with PCI related myocardial injury
  5. MI associated with CABG surgery
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What factors contribute to MI-induced injury?

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Decreased CO
Increased SNS and RAAS

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How should you treat patients with or without IHD?

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24
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What are the CAD non-modifiable risk factors?

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  1. Age
  2. Sex
  3. Family hx of ASCVD
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What are modifiable CAD risk factors?

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  1. HTN
  2. DM
  3. Dyslipidemia
  4. Cigarette smoking
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26
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What are the sensations of cardiac chest pain?

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  1. Squeezing
  2. Crushing
  3. Heaviness
  4. Tightness
  5. Numbness
  6. Burning
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Where are the locations of cardiac chest pain?

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  1. Substernal
  2. Radiate to the right or left shoulder, right or left arm, neck, back, or abdomen
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What is PQRST?

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  1. Precipitating factors
  2. Palliative measures
  3. Quality of pain
  4. Region
  5. Radiation
  6. Severity
  7. Temporal pattern
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What are the typical angina symptoms?

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  1. Substernal chest discomfort with a characteristic quality and duration
  2. Provoked by exertion or emotional stress
  3. Relieved by rest or NTG
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What are the atypical angina symptoms?

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  1. Two of three typical criteria
  2. Mid epigastric discomfort, effort intolerance, dyspnea, and excessive fatigue
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How experiences atypical angina symptoms?

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Women and elderly

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32
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What is Class I of angina?

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Ordinary physical activity doesn’t cause angina

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What is Class II of angina?

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Slight limitation or ordinary activity

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What is Class III of angina?

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Marked limitations of ordinary physical activity

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What is Class IV of angina?

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Inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort

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36
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How do you diagnose SIHD or ACS?

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12 leadECG
1. ST segment elevation
2. ST segment depression
3. T wave inversion
4. Normal

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How do you diagnose SIHD?

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Stress test
1. Excersise
2. Pharmacologic
Coronary angiography
Myocardial perfusion imaging
Cardiac magnetic resonancy
CAC

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38
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How do you diagnose ACS?

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  1. Troponin
  2. Myocardial injury is considered acute if there is a dynamic rise and/or fall by 20% or more in serial cTn values
39
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Why is troponin used as a biomarker? How do you draw it?

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  1. Peak levels correlate with severity of MI and cell injury/death
  2. Normal levels at early stages of disease
  3. Draw in sets of 2-3 spaced out every 3-6 hr
40
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What are the risk scoring tools used for CAD?

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  1. Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score for NSTE-ACS
  2. Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score
  3. History, ECG, Age, Risk factors, and Troponin (HEART) score
41
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What are the features of hMACE?

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  1. Socioeconomic status/Demographic
    2.Health conditions
  2. Ancillary cardiac testin or imaging
  3. Biomarkers
42
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What are STEMIs scored?

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TIMI risk score

43
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How should you incorporate shared-decision making using patients and clinical care team?

44
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What factors increase risk of MACE?

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  1. Elevated BMI
  2. Previous MI, PCI, CABG
  3. Abnormal ECG
  4. Abnormal ECHO
  5. High BNP
  6. Demographics
45
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What the features of CCD guideline directed management and therapy?

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  1. Fix underlying conditions
  2. Exercise and weigh management
  3. Smoking cessastion
  4. Avoid alcohol
  5. Nutrition
46
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Algorithm to treat DLD?

47
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What are the types of revscularization?

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  1. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG)
  2. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with or without stent placement
48
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What is the difference between PCI?

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Drug eluting stent: stent contains drug
Bare metal stent: Just metal

49
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What is the mechanism of aspirin?

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Irreversibly blocks cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) activity → Inhibits thromboxane A2 production → reduced platelet activation and aggregation

50
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What happens if you give a high dose of aspirin?

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Impair endothelial secretion of prostacyclin

51
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What do you do when you give both an NSAID and ASA?

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Give ASA first

52
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Used to prevent MI and death in patients unable to take aspirin?

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Clopidogrel

53
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How is clopidogrel metabolized? How does this affect dosing?

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CYP2C19

Responses are highly variable

54
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Prasurgrel CI?

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  1. Hx of stroke or TIA
  2. Over 75 yo
  3. Reduce in pts <60kg
55
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What are ADRs of ticagrelor?

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  1. Dyspnea
  2. Increase in asymptomatic ventricular pauses
  3. Increases in uric acid
  4. Small increase in serum creatinine
56
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How should you not dose Cangrelor?

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The loading dose of a thienopyridine should not given until the cangrelor infusion has been D/C

57
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What are the P2Y12i? How are they metabolized on of them metabolized?

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  1. Prasurgrel (Effient)
  2. Ticagrelor (Brillinta)
  3. Cangrelor (Kengreal)

2C19 Plavix

58
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What are the GPIIB/IIIA inhibitors?

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  1. Eptifibatide (Integrilin)
  2. Tirofiban (Aggrastat)
59
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What do you need to coadminister with GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor?

60
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When would you see the most benefit using GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor?

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  1. PCI for NSTE-ACS
  2. STEMI not preloaded with a P2Y12 inhibitor and bivalirudin
61
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What are the CIs of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor?

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  1. Ischemia → no benefit
  2. STEMI treated with fibrinolytic → Increased risk for major bleeding and ICH
62
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How are ACEis used for CAD?

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  1. Stabilize coronary plaque
  2. Provide restoration or improvement in endothelial fucntion
  3. Inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell growth
  4. Inhibiting platelet aggregation and augmenting the endogenous fibrinolytic system
63
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What CCBs are safe for HFrEF?

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Amlodipine and felodipine

64
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What are metabolizing enzymes of Non-DHP CCB?

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CYP3A4

Verapamil inhibits PGP

65
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How can CCBs used for CAD?

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All CCBs reduce myocardial oxygen demand

Impacts on myocardial Ca2+ channels

66
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What CCBs have the most to least impact on myocardial Ca2+ channels

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Verapamil > diltiazem > DHP

67
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What are the ADRs of Non DHP?

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  1. Bradycardia
  2. Hypotension
  3. AV block
  4. LV depression symptoms
68
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What are the ADRs of DHP?

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  1. Reflex tachycardia
  2. Hypotension
  3. HA
  4. Gingival hyperplasia
  5. Peripheral edema
69
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What are the effects of venous vasodilation?

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Reduces preload, Myocardial wall tension, myocardial oxygen demand

70
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ADRs of nitrates?

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  1. HA
  2. flushing
  3. Nausea
  4. Postural hypotension
  5. Syncope
71
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CI of nitrates?

72
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What are the types of nitrates?

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  1. Nitroglycerin
  2. Isosorbide dinitrate
  3. Isosorbide mononitrate
73
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How should you dose nitrates?

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7 hrs apart (BID)

74
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How do you prevent nitrate tolerance?

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10-14 hr nitrate free interval QD

75
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What are SL NTG with CAD?

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  1. Treats acute episodes of angina
  2. Onset: 5 minutes
  3. Take 2-5 minutes before activities
76
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What are some counseling points with SL NTG?

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  1. Do not store with child-resistant safety cap
  2. Keep SL NTG close by at all times
  3. Sit down with taking
  4. Tablets need to be refilled every 6 months and spray every 3 years
  5. May be taken in advance
  6. Contact 911 if first SL NTG does not relieve angina
77
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What are beta blockers for in CAD?

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  1. Beta selectivity does not matter, however, refrain from using agents with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity
  2. Reduce both symptomatic and silent episodes of myocardial ischemia
  3. Beta-1 receptors in the heart and kidneys
78
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What are the ADRs of beta blockers?

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  1. Bradycardia
  2. Hypotension
  3. Heart block
  4. Impaired glucose metabolism
  5. Altered serum lipids
  6. Fatigue
  7. Depression
  8. Insomnia
  9. Malaise
79
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CIs of beta blockers?

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  1. Bradycardia
  2. Asthma
  3. HFrEF
  4. Hypoglycemia
80
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How should you DC beta blockers?

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taper over 2-3 weeks to prevent withdrawl

81
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What is ranolazine used for in regards to CAD?

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Reduces ischemic episodes by selective inhibition of late sodium current

Reduction in intracellular Na+

82
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Dosing of ranolazine?

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500 mg twice daily for 7-14 days, then 1000 mg twice daily

83
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What are the DDIs of ranolazine?

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  1. CYP3A4
  2. CYP2D6
  3. PGP

Digoxin doses should be reduced

Metformin should be reduced to 850mg BID when using ranolazine 1000mg BID

84
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What are the ADRs of ranolazine?

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  1. Constipation
  2. Nausea
  3. DZ
  4. HA
  5. QTc Prolongation
85
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What are the anticoagulations used for ACS?

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  1. Rivaroxaban
  2. Heparin
  3. LMW heparins
  4. Bivalirudin
86
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What anticoagulant has evidence to support it’s use in atherosclerotic related cardiovascular disease?

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Rivaroxaban

87
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CI of Rivaroxaban?

88
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What is the heparin goal?

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aPTT goal of 1.5-2 times the institution’s control value

89
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What is bivalirudin MOA?

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Direct thrombin inhibitor → does not have to first bind to AT to provide its anticoagulant effect

90
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When should bivalirudin be used?

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PCI monitored with an ACT in the cath lab

91
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What are the benefits of using Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins?

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No need for routine therapeutic monitoring

Anti-Xa monitoring may be helpful

92
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What is the target peak anti-Xa level?

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0.3 to 0.7 IU/mL (kIU/L) drawn 4 hours after the third dose

93
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When should a single anticoagulant be used for?

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ACS patients and the duration is abbreviated

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