Causes of chest pain - Cardiovascular 2

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What is acute coronary syndrome?

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a range of conditions associated with sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart

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What is coronary heart disease?

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heart’s blood supply is interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries

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What is prinzmetal angina?

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A form of unstable angina. chest pain caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle felt during resting

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What is angina?

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Chest pain caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle, felt during exertion

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What medication should be done with patients with angina?

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Painkillers - aspirin and morphine sulphate

- Nitro lingual pump spray

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When will a patient with artery blockages begin to feel angina?

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60-70% blockage

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What is unstable angina?

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The fatty blockage has burst, causing a blockage to form. The body breaks the blockage down before it is built up again, repeating the process.

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What is myocardial infarction?

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Tissues in the heart that have died, due to lack of blood

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What is ischemia?

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Tissue that has began to die, due to lack of blood, although not yet infarction

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What is thrombus?

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A blood clot

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What is non ST-elevation myocardial infarction?

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What is collateral cicrulcation?

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Smaller vessels that can still supply blood to an area that has been cut off by a blockage

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What is thrombolysis?

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treatment that breaks down and disperse a clot

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What is reperfusion therapy?

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What is a PPCI?

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A wire that moves into the artery, that will push the blockage away

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What is coronary angiography?

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How does coronary imaging work?

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Dye is injected into blood vessels, which can be picked up by a machine to show clots