Cardio Flashcards
Pain characteristics that make ischemia less likely
Sharp, knife like, last for a few seconds
Changes with respiration, position, touch of the chest wall (tenderness)
How to calculate maximum heart rate
220 minus age, so for me it’s 194
Alternatives to exercise stress test
Persantine (dipyridamole, avoid in asthmatics) or adenosine in combo with nuclear isotopes such as Thallium or sestamibi
Or Dobutamine with echo
Nitro and ministration in chronic versus acute angina
Chronic: oral or transdermal patch
Acute: sublingual, paste, IV
Antiplatelet agents that should be given in ACS
Aspirin plus clopidogrl, prasugrel, or ticagrelor (P2Y12 Receptor inhibitors)
Clopidogrel commonly used if aspirin allergy
Prasugrel Best if undergoing angioplasty and stenting but increases risk of hemorrhagic stroke in patients over 75
Best mortality benefit in chronic angina
Aspirin and beta blockers
Target LDL in coronary artery disease (or PAD, carotid disease, aortic disease, stroke, diabetes)
Less than 100 mg/dL
If diabetes, less than 70 mg/dL
Most common side effect of statins
Liver dysfunction, myositis/rhabdo is rare
Measure LFTs not CPK
Why are statins so great for Improving mortality
They have an antioxidant effect on the endothelial lining of the coronary arteries in addition to lowering the LDL
Use fibrates with caution why?
Why is cholestyramine not used as much?
Side effects of Niacin?
Fibrates: If used in combo with statins have increased risk of myositis
cholestyramine: blocks absorption of other medications and has G.I. side effects
Niacin: elevation in glucose in uric acid level, pruritis
Why not to use Dihydropyridine CCB’s in CAD?
They raise the heart rate, reflex tachycardia
Especially Nifedipine
Can use verapamil and diltiazem, which do not increase the heart rate, when beta blockers are contraindicated: severe asthma, Prinzmetal angina, cocaine induced chest pain
When to do CABG instead of standing in CAD
If at least three vessels are involved, or the left main is involved, or two vessels in diabetic
Mortality is highest with what type of STEMI
Anterior wall, ST elevation in leads V2-V4
Order of therapy and STEMI patient
Aspirin first, then angioplasty
Cardiac markers will be normal in the first four hours
Morphine, oxygen, nitrates should be given immediately but do not clearly lower mortality
Beta blockers, statins, ACE inhibitors do lower mortality but are not dependent on time, should be given before discharge
Cardiac marker timeline
Myoglobin: shows up at 1 to 4 hours, stays elevated 1 to 2 days
CK – MB: 4-6 hours; 1 to 2 days
Troponin: 4 to 6 hours; 10 to 14 days
Renal insufficiency he can result in false positive troponins
Best for decreasing the risk of restenosis in coronary arteries after PCI
Placement of drug eluting stents
Warfarin is not used here, useful in DVT/PE
Heparin is used during the procedure but not long-term
Absolute contraindications to thrombolytics
Major bleeding: G.I. or brain
Recent surgery in the last two weeks
Severe hypertension above 180/110
Non-hemorrhagic stroke within the last six months
ACE inhibitors have the most benefit in what patients?
In those with systolic dysfunction, ejection fraction below 40%
When to give heparin in MI
If ST depression but no ST elevation or in unstable angina
Heparin will prevent a clot from forming
If there is no ST elevation, there is no benefit of TPA
Meds useful when undergoing angioplasty and Stenting or if non-ST elevation MI
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors: abciximab, tirofiban, eptifibatide
TPA is only good for?
ST – elevation MI
If PC I not available, use within 12 hours of start of chest pain
Which is better in terms of mortality: LMWH or unfractionated heparin?
LMWH
3rd° AV block will have what waves?
Cannon A waves
Produced by atrial systole against a closed tricuspid valve