Cardiac Imaging and Supplemental Flashcards
Holter monitor Type?
Electrophysiology
Holter monitor indications?
Palpitations - especially
Syncope
Unexplained fatigue or dyspnea
work up and then everything is negative well it might be time for a home monitor
Holter monitor - explanation?
Evaluates the general conduction of the heart for for 24 hours or more ( up to a month)
Creates recording
Holter monitor - quality of test?
Only useful if symptomatic while wearing the monitor
Only use full if they are symptomatic …otherwise you are just going to see sinus rhythms
Holter monitor methodology / procedure?
- 3-8 electrodes placed on body
- Records general conduction of heart
- Typically worn for about 24 hours
- Sent to medical company for evaluation
Normal Holter monitor interpretation?
Normal sinus rhythm
Abnormal Holter monitor interpretation?
Atrial fibrillation or flutter Multifocal atrial tachycardia Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia ( AVNRT) Ventricular tachycardia Bradycardia
Holter monitor Interpretation and diagnosis ?
Atrial fibrillation or flutter Multifocal atrial tachycardia Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia bradycardia Ventricular tachycardia
Further testing after holder monitor?
Event monitor
Stress test
Cardiac catheterization
Types of stress testing?
Electrophysiology OR
Perfusion OR ( nuclear study yo ID blood flow and actual perfusion in the heart)
Echocardiography US of heart, ID abnormalities of the heart walls
Indications of stress testing
Angina - especially
Abnormal EKG- LBBB people may not have pain but EKG s abnormal indicative of CAD
Unexplained:
Fatigue
Dyspnea
Stress test explanation?
Stresses the heart by exercise or medication which causes damage and demand for the heart so we look for areas that become ischemic.
Evaluates for reproducible ischemia
Stress test quality of test?
Considered a provocative test
Less invasive than cardiac catheterization
Not the gold standard for evaluation of coronary artery disease
When is a stress test not appropriate - COPD, >65 abnormal EKG finding then we can jump right to cardiac catheterization instead of stress test. low risk chest pain individuals is the best indication to use stress test.
Contraindication to Stress test?
recent MI
Complications to stress test?
Ischemia
MI, 1 in 1000 ( more common if recent one)
Limitations or interferences to stress test?
Exercise tolerance, or overweight and have severe osteoarthritis (knees hurt to much to run)
10-30% false positive rate
Methodology / Procedure for Stress test?
12 lead EKG electrodes set up on patient
Option of echo OR
Perfusion
Treadmill ( cheap but they need to be in decent health) or medication like Dobutamine or
Adenosine ( induces ischemia)
Evaluate for ischemia
Stress Test Interpretation, normal values?
Tachycardia with no ischemia
Stress Test Interpretation, abnormal values?
> 1mm ST depression - (60-80% of people with significant CAD identified ( but remember the false positive rate) we will still probably move on to cardiac catheter cause it is abnormal stress test. )
> 2mm ST depression ( severe CAD)
convex - fowny face - bad
concave - happy face - good
ST depression indicates ischemia during stress but not death of the heart - so this is a positive stress test ( 2mm or more is a positive stress test )
Stress Test abnormal perfusion interpretation?
Mismatches
Stress Test abnormal echo interpretation?
Valve abnormalities
Ejection fraction
is it changing?
Diagnosis of stress test ?
Coronary Artery Disease
A stress test can indicate further testing is needed, like what?
Cardiac catheterization - coronary angiography
if stress test is positive ? yes
some patients we just go right to this
if stress test is neg? we are done we do nothing