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Chapter 8: CAD Flashcards

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What is ISCHEMIA?

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Deficient oxygen supply to the myocardium resulting in transient or reversible injury to the myocardium

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What CAUSES ischemia?

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Partial occlusion of a coronary artery due to atherosclerotic plaque

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How does ischemia appear on ECHO?

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there is normal wall motion at rest but abnormal wall motion with stress/exercise

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What is an INFARCTION?

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Irreversible injury to the myocardium due to prolonged ischemia

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What CAUSES infarction?

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Acute thrombotic total occlusion at the atherosclerotic plaque (plaque ruptures and clots so heart muscle dies)

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How does infarction appear on ECHO when ACUTE (happening rn)?

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demonstrates abnormal wall motion at rest (hypokinetic, akinetic, or dyskinetic) and unaffected segments are hyperkinetic bc they’re trying to compensate for failing segments

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Define AKINETIC

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absence of inward endocardial motion or wall thickening in systole - not thickening at all, moving very little

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Define DYSKINETIC

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outward motion or “bulging” of the segment in systole instead of moving inward

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Define ANEURYSMAL

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the wall segment is dyskinetic and bulging out in systole and diastole

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Define HYPOKINETIC

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wall thickening looks reduced during systole but is not absent

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What is RIGHT DOMINANCE?

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when RCA gives rise to the posterior descending artery in 80% of people

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What is LEFT DOMINANCE?

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when circumflex gives rise to the posterior descending artery in 20% of people

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What type of MI demonstrates HYPOKINESIS? & How does it appear?

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  • transient rest ischemia or NSTEMI
  • less wall thinning/brightness
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What type of MI demonstrates AKINESIS? & How does it appear?

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  • STEMI transmural
  • wall thinning/brightness
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What 3 things are used to rule in infarct in the ER?

( only 2 of the 3 needed)

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  1. typical clinical presentation
  2. diagnostic ECG changes
  3. elevation in cardiac enzymes ( troponin, creatine, kinase)
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When is echo for EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY done?

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when patient went to cath lab to get intervention done

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What are the 2 types of intervention?

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  1. PCI (angioplasty/stent)
  2. CABG
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Why is an echo for EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY done?

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to assess its effectiveness

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When should an echo for EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY be performed and why?

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  • several days post reperfusion therapy
  • bc when blood is restored, “stunned” myocardium needs several days to respond
20
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When is an echo for EVALUATION OF RESIDUAL IMPACT done?

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4-6 weeks post MI

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What are we looking at during an echo for EVALUATION OF RESIDUAL IMPACT?

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we are looking at the status/extent of infarcted segments. so the degree of wall motion and scarring

22
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What type of echo can we evaluate for hibernating myocardium?

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echo for eval of residual impact

23
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What is HIBERNATING MYOCARDIUM?

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border myocardium that is chronically ischemic but not infarcted

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How do we identify HIBERNATING MYOCARDIUM?

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dobutamine stress testing: wall motion improves with a small dose and declines with higher doses

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What complications of MI can we see on echo?

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  1. MR
  2. ventricular rupture
  3. pericardial effusion
  4. RV Infarction associated with inferior LV infarct
  5. LV aneurysm
  6. LV thrombus
  7. Acute or End Stage Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
26
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What can MR lead too?

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  1. papillary muscle dysfunction
  2. rarely a partia or complete rupture of PM
  3. a new systolic murmur post MI
27
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How does a rarely a partial/complete rupture of PM appear on ECHO?

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flail leaflet with attached mass

28
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What two types of ventricular rupture are there?

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  1. ventricular septal defect
  2. ventricular free wall rupture
29
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Ventricular septal defect is due to what?

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necrosis then rupture of a focal area of the IVS

30
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Rupture of focal area of ventricular free wall is due to what?

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due to blood into pericardial sac

31
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How can ruptures be temporarily contained?

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by a pseudoaneurysm that is preventing free flow of blood into pericardial sac

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How do you identify a pseudoaneurysm?

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  1. wall is composed of pericardium
  2. narrow neck
  3. abrupt
  4. typically thrombus filled
  5. harsh transition from myocardium to nothing
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When is PERICARDIAL EFFUSION seen?

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  • 2-4 days after MI
  • in transmural, large or anterior MI
34
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What is PERICARDITIS?

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small to mod amount of fluid in pericardial sac accompanied by chest pain and ECG changes and is response to injury

35
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What is DRESSLER’S SYNDROME?

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delayed form of pericarditis (weeks to months) & is an autoimmune response to the altered myo/pericardium

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What occurs during DRESSLER’S SYNDROME?

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  • antibodies attack the area and cause inflammation and fluid accumulation
  • patient has chest pain and fever
37
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Why does Right Ventricular infarction associate with Inferior LV infarct?

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Proximal occlusion of RCA impacts inferior LV and RV bc it feeds both

38
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A LV Aneurysm is due to what?

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extensive damage of thinning dyskinetic walls creating distinct outpouching of an area of the ventricle

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How does a LV Aneurysm appear?

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  1. Wall is a thin layer of myocardium
  2. Neck is wide
  3. smooth transition from normal to thin myocardium
40
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What type of aneurysms are the most common?

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apical aneurysms

41
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How does an LV THROMBUS form?

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Akinetic walls → stasis of blood → clot protruding or laminated against wall

42
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What increases the likelihood of a LV THROMBUS?

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  1. Poor LV function
  2. Aneurysm
  3. Akinetic area
  4. Spontaneous contrast
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How can we differentiate a LV THROMBUS?

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looking for an area of different echogenicity, distinct from the endo

44
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What happens when a THROMBUS embolizes?

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  1. LV stroke
  2. pulmonary embolus of RV
45
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What is Acute or End Stage Ischemic Cardiomyopathy?

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severe LV dysfunction and dilation due to an acute multi vessel or proximal event or many ischemic events over time

46
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What is a Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy?

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poorly functioning ventricle that is not due to CAD or valvular disease but to other infection, virus or toxin

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