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Cardio 24: NSTEMI and ACS Flashcards

1
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Describe the events that leak to occlusion of coronary vessels

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Plaque formation. Plaque gets larger and becomes less stable. Fibrous cap thins leading to rupture and thrombus formation !

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Risk factors for ACS

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HTN (>140/90)
Age Men >45, women >55
Diabetes
Dyslipidemia
Family hx
Smoking
Sedentary lifestyle
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
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Symptoms of ACS

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Chest pain (Jaw, arm, back, shoulder)
Shortness of breath
Fatigue/weakness
Nausea 
Diaphoresis
lightheadedness
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DDx for ACS

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Pericarditis
Aortic dissection
   Don’t miss and give anti-coagulants/platelets to. 
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary embolism
    Often presents similar to MI
GI causes
Musculoskeletal
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When will might you not see ST elevation with MI or UA ?

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if collateral circulation has formed

Vasospams causing erosion

Coronary artery inflammation (youger patients )

Secondary Unstable Angina: Non-occlusive, come in with pneumonia can lead to decrease of blood supply/ oxygen leading to chest pain

Coronary artery dissection

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What is the most common cause of UA/NSTEMI ?

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Atherosclerotic CAD

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What are the diagnostic tools used for ACS ?

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H&P
EKG
CXR
Biomarkers
Cardiac imaging
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What is the goal for placing an EKG ?

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get it on in 10 minutes from presentation

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Troponins are the biomarker of choice because

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they are sensitive and specific .
Present at 2 hours after infarction
stay elevated for 14 days post infarction

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What increases with a greater level of troponins in blood ?

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Greater chance of death !

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which biomarkers are useful to detect re-infarction >

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CPK and CPK MB

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Earliest biomarker to rise

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myoglobin

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13
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BNP is not very important except for in assessment of …

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Risk

Higher level = worse outcome

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What will you look for on CXR to assess cardiac health ?

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Mediastianal widening
CHF
Cardiomegaly

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15
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CT scans are useful in detecting

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Aortic dissection
PE

Not very practical due to how long it takes

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Echocardiogram is useful in assessing

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LV size and systolic function
    Very useful for Circumflex occlusion diagnosis. 
Wall motion abnormalities
Mitral regurgitation
Pericardial effusion
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17
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Which patients are amenable to Stress testing ?

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Low risk and stable patients

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What is the “Gold Standard” for imaging ?

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Cardiac catheterization

Diagnosis and treatment in same setting !

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19
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List the classes of Anti-platelet drugs

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ASA
Thienopyridines
IIB/IIIA Inhibitors

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Aspirin MOA

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Cox-1 inhibitor (irreversible) prevents formation of thromboxane A2 (TxA2  platelet activation)

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21
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WIll a heart patient need to be on aspirin for life following ACS ?

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Yes, 81-325 mg daily

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MOA for Clopidogrel (plavix)

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ADP receptor agonist

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23
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How long will a patient with a bare metal stent need to be on plavix (minimum)

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One month

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24
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How long will a patient with a drug eluting stent need to be on plavix (minimum)

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12 months

25
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If you use ticlopidine instead of plavix what must be monitored ?

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Complete blood count

26
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Prasugrel has a shorter onset and can be given at the time of catheterization, making it a useful drug. What is a CI for this drug ?

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Previous stroke, TIA or risk for intercranial hemorrhage.

27
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What is a side effect of Ticagrelor ?

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Chest tightness due to Adenosine release

28
Q

Abciximab, Eptifibatide and Tirofiban are representative of what class of drugs ?

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IIB/IIIA inhibitors

abciximab is a large molecule (binds irreversibly)

The other two are small molecule (bind reversibly)

Useful for HIGH RISK patients

29
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If you do not plan to catheterize should you use Abciximab ?

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nope

30
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What class of drugs should be used in all patients suspected of ACS ?

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Anti-coagulants

31
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UFH inhibits Factor III leading to thrombin inactivation. The downside of this drug is…

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Hard to control and must monitor

May actually activate platelets

32
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Enoxaparin (LMWH) is good choice because it can be dosed subq and does not need…

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to be monitored like UFH

33
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Bivalrudin is a direct thrombin inhibitor. It does not require monitoring and has a reduced risk of bleeding. What is a downside ?

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Expensive

34
Q

Fondaparinux inhibits

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Factor Xa

35
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When is Fondaparinux considered the agent of choice ?

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conservative treaments of individuals with increased bleeding risks !

36
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Absolute Contraindication for Thrombolytics Include

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Unstable Angina
NSTEMI

Previous Stroke
Arteriovenous Malformation
Cerebral malignancy
Head  Trauma within the past week
Active bleeds
37
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Anti-ischemics include

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Bed rest 
O2
   Doesn’t reduce risk unless hypoxic but still done
   regularly
Β-blockers
Nitrates
Opiates
Ace-I/ARB
CA++ channel blockers
38
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Advantages of Beta Blockers

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Decrease HR, BP & contractility–> DECREASES MYOCARDIAL WORKLOAD (MVO2)

Decrease infarct size and reinfarction
Decreases Arrhythmias
Decreases mortality? (short vs. lon

39
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When are BB’s contraindicated ?

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Left sided heart failure
Hypotension –> shock
Severe asthma or COPD

40
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How is metoprolol (a BB) administered

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5mg IV q5’ X3 (HR 55-60 & BP>100) (Cautiously)

25-50mg PO BID w/i 24°

41
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MOA for Nitrates

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Coronary artery and venodilator
Decreases BP by decreasing preload
Decreased BP means decreased O2 demand
“Dilates coronary artery” actuallly just
decreases demand on the heart by decreasing
pre-load”

42
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Should nitrate administeration preclude ACEi or BB therapy ?

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NO !

NO survival benefit ever proven therefore should not preclude use of β-blocker or ACE-I
0.4mg SL q5’ X3

43
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When should ACE-I be given within the first 24 hrs ?

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EF <40%

Pulmonary congestion

44
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ACEi should not be used if patient is….

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hypotensive !

Or sensitive. In which case use an ARB

45
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Non Dihydropyridine Ca+ channel blockers can be used if there is a contraindication for which class of drugs normally given to ACS patients ?

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Beta Blockers

Non-DHP CCB’s

46
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Under what conditions will you give Non-DHP CCB’s and BB’s together ?

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Refractory ischemia

47
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whens should you use caution with CCB’s and BB’s alike ?

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Left ventricular dysfunction

48
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Intra Aortic blood pump

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Diastole it inflates backpush of blood leading to coronary perfusion
Systole colapses  blood pumping

49
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When should statins be administered to admitted ACS patients ?

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as early as possible.

Has pleiotropic effects

50
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TIMI Risk score

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Important for assessing risk in invasive treatment of ACS

TIMI RISK-one point for each
Age >65
3 risk fx for CAD ( on the right)
    Diabetes
    Smoking
    Men >45 Women >55
    Low HDL
    Fam Hx
ASA use in prior 7 days
Already feeling pain….
 ST segment changes of ECG
Prior stenosis >50%
2 or more anginal events in prior 24°
\+ biomarkers

RIsk score is from 0-7 ( 4.7% - 40.9% risk of mortality)

51
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PCI

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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
    Balloon angioplasty
    Bare metal stents
    Drug eluting stents
    Other
52
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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

Use of internal mammary artery important

53
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Identify pts not considered high risk likely to benefit from invasive rx

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Recurrent sx on appropriate med rx

High risk stress test

54
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Long Term Treatments with Anti-platelet drugs

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ASA
Thienopyridines
Varying length of time (maybe a month, maybe a year)
Lifetime use
Warfarin
Not really indicated. No benefit over aspirin. Needs to be monitored and higher risk of bleeding.

55
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What is the goal of anti-ischemic and antihypertensive long term treatment

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Goal BP <140/90 (130/80 w/ DM or CKD)

56
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What is the goal of Lipid lowering therapy long term

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Goal LDL <70 in high risk pts)

57
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For diabetics, what is the goal HbA1c

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< 7

58
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Mandatory vaccinations for patients with ACS include

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Influenza
Mandatory !!
Pneumovax

59
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Why should patients with ACS avoid NSAIDs ?

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Increases risk of heart disease and death.
Use nonselective only if absolutely necessary
Separate dose 4° from ASA

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