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Cardio - Unit 2, Medical Management and Potential Complications of ACS Flashcards

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Medical Management of ACS

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  • Beta blocking drugs
  • Organic nitrates (sublingual nitroglycerin)
  • Oxygen reduces dyspnea
  • Morphine relieves pain and dyspnea
  • IV fluids if potential for BP to crash
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What do beta-blocking drugs do to the heart?

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Reduce the work of the heart by blocking adrenaline effects, blood vessel dilation

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What do organic nitrates (sublingual nitroglycerin) do to the heart?

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  • Reduce preload, thereby work, potential for excessive preload reduction - venous dilation and decreases after load by arterial dilation
  • Small effect on coronary blood flow
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Sequencing of Drugs related to Thrombosis and Coagulation

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  • Thrombolytic during ACS to restore blood flow
  • Heparin to reduce coagulation rapidly
  • Maintenance anticoagulation with warfarin
  • Asprin or plavix as an antithrombotic
  • Cholesterol-lowering drugs
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What happens if there’s late administration of thrombolytics?

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Can cause reprofusion injury

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What do thrombolytics do?

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Activate the natural anti clotting system which breaks down fibrin threads and dissolves any formed clot

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Clinical Implications of Anti-thrombotic

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  • Risk of bleeding and bruising are increased
  • Internal hemorrhage risk
  • Avoid bumping
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Clinical implications of cardiac meds

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  • Acute - be sure pt has drug available
  • Chronic - ensure pt is taking it
  • Cause DECREASED cardiac response to exercise
  • INCREASE exercise tolerance in pts with angina
  • May lead to peripheral vasodilation and Orthostatic intolerance
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Management of ACS

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  • ER to ICU to stabilize
  • Medical treatment by cardiologist - medications and monitoring
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Surgical options for ACS

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  • Percutaneous Translumial Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) or Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
  • CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Why would you require a PTCA or PCI as an intervention?

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  • Persistent chest pain or angina
  • Blockage of only 1-2 arteries with severe symptoms
  • A change in symptom severity
  • Failed medical therapy and worsening of L ventricular dysfunction
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What are the surgical options for a CABG ?

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  • Open heart
  • Minimally invasive
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Why would you require a CABG as an intervention?

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  • Presence of triple vessel disease (involves multiple vessels)
  • Severe L main artery stenosis
  • L coronary artery has a combined 70% or greater stenosis of L anterior descending and proximal left circumflex artery - particularly if L ventricular function is impaired
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Potential results of an MI

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MI = death of tissue
- Complications depend on extent of damage
- Arrhtyhmias
- Contractile issues
- Wall weakening
- All can lead to decreased cardiac output

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Cardiogenic shock

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  • Death of greater than 40% of LV
  • Heart has been damaged so much it’s unable to supply enough blood to the organs of the body
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Ventricular Remodeling

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  • Contractile issues and wall weakening
  • With STEMI, changes in shape, size and thickness of myocardium
  • Areas of ventricular dilation and ventricular hypertrophy
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Factors that affect remodeling

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  • Size of infarct
  • Ventricular load/pressure
  • Patency of the artery that was infarcted - how well the artery that was infarcted was functioning
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What is the severity of functional impairment related to?

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  • Left ventricular hypertrophy (determine progression towards HF)
  • Conduction defects (increase risk of v-fib or tendency to develop mural thrombosis)
  • Smoking, DM, HTN (can continue to accelerate and worsen atherosclerosis)
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What is the best predictor of function post ACS?

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VO2max

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Below what VO2 max indicates the inability to perform ADLs independently and poor prognosis of survival?

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Less than 21 mL/kg/min

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Mural thrombus

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  • Clump of atherosclerotic plaque build up
  • Thrombi that attach to the wall of a blood vessel and cardiac chamber
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Angina and ACS Management

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  • Control for cardiac pain (-nitrates, morphine, beta blockers)
  • Limit necrosis
  • Prevent complications
  • Thrombolytics/clot busters if within 3 hours of onset
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What is the primary concern with medical management of acute coronary syndrome?

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Reperfuse that area of the heart not receiving enough blood and oxygen

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Sequencing of drugs related to thrombosis and coagulation

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  • Thrombolytic during ACS to restore blood flow
  • Heparin to reduce coagulation rapidly
  • Maintenance anticoagulation with warfarin
  • Either aspirin or plavix as an Antithrombotic
  • Cholesterol lowering drugs to slow atherosclerotic process
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Persistent angina and arrhythmias (STEMI)

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  • Especially V-fib = most common lethal complication
  • Death of tissue releases particles that interfere w/ myocardial cell repolarization
  • A-fib, heart -block, particularly when affects R side of heart
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STEMI and NonSTEMI complications

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  • CHF: Ejection fraction less than 40%
  • Hypertrophy of areas
  • Ventricular aneurysm - ballooning out of a weekend LV
  • Ventricular wall rupture
  • Dyskinesia/Hypokinesia (increased risk of hemostasis)
  • Mural thrombus on the damaged wall of LV (Risk of later CVA)
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Prognosis for ACS

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  • Depends on number of vessels involved
  • Degree of injury to the heart
  • Survival rate long term decreases as the number of vessels involved increases
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Signs and symptoms of MI

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  • History of chest pain
  • Shortness of breath
  • Diaphoresis
  • N&V
  • Characteristic changes on EKG (ST segment elevation)
  • Enzymes of cardiac myocytes in blood especially CK-MB
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Why are enzymes monitored during an MI?

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  • Either confirm suspicion of MI based on clinical signs
  • Diagnose it in the absence of clinical signs

Cardio Unit 2 (13 decks)

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