Coronary Artery Disease Flashcards
The only nicotine replacement Rx that delays smoking cessation-weight gain is …
the nicotine gum.
Bupropion should be started 1-2 weeks before quitting smoking and continued for … weeks.
8-12
… is second only to smoking as a leading cause of preventable death in the US (CV dz plus CA endometrium, breast, prostate, colon and rectum).
Obesity
Waist more than … inches in men and … inches in women is considered high risk.
40 AND 35
A patient with chest pain with intermediate risk and abnormal ECG or incapacity to exercise maximally, should undergo …
Exercise echo or radionuclide imaging
A patient with chest pain with intermediate risk and normal ECG, should undergo …
Exercise treadmill test
Serum… is a routine test in patients with high LDL or total cholesterol.
TSH
The main 3 drugs for hypertriglyceridemia are…
fibrates, niacin and omega-3 fatty acids.
… combination for dyslipidemia, should be used with close clinical monitoring only in patients at high risk for CHD, due to increased risk for myositis and fatal rhabdomyolysis.
A statin and a fenofibrate
The therapeutic target in dyslipidemias is recommended by National Cholesterol Education Program to be… (cholesterol fraction).
non-HDL Cholesterol
The non-HDL Cholesterol target level is… in DM or CAD equivalent patients.
<130
The non-HDL Cholesterol target level is… in patients with 0-1 cardiac risk factors.
<190
The point at which myocardial oxygen consumption is impaired strictly by low red cell mass is hemoglobin of around…
7.
One year post-STEMI mortality is …
7-8%
In a patient with endothelial dysfunction, acetylcholine or methergine cause…
vasoconstriction.
Transplant vasculopathy leads to flow-limiting lesions within … years after Sx, but increases exponentially afterwards.
5
Patients post-CABG with recurrent… is class IIa indication for coronary angiography.
angina inadequately controlled by medical means
Patients with high or intermediate risk for adverse outcome in unstable angina refractory to initial adequate medical therapy or recurrent symptoms after initial stabilization is class I indication for coronary angiography and… is recommended.
emergent catheterization
Patients with postrevascularization recurrent angina or high-risk criteria on noninvasive evaluation within… mo of percutaneous revascularization is class I indication for coronary angiography.
9
Patients post-CABG with noninvasive evidence of high-risk criteria occurring… is class IIa indication for coronary angiography.
any time postoperatively
Patients with CCS class I or II stable angina with intolerance or failure to… is class IIa indication for coronary angiography.
respond to medical therapy
Patients with known or suspected CAD and asymptomatic or with stable angina resuscitated from sudden cardiac death or with… (2 arrhythmias) is class I indication for coronary angiography.
sustained monomorphic VT or nonsustained polymorphic VT
Evidence of high risk on… in patients with asymptomatic or stable angina and with known or suspected CAD is class I indication for coronary angiography.
noninvasing testing
In patients during the initial Rx of AMI, coronary angiography with the intent to perform primary PTCA is class I indication as an alternative to thrombolytic Rx when performed in a timely fashion by individuals skilled in the procedure in an appropriate
ischemic symptoms persist
Patients with known or suspected CAD and asymptomatic or with stable angina and serial noninvasive testing showing… is class IIa indication for coronary angiography.
progressive abnormalities
Patients with asymptomatic or stable angina and whose occupation involves… is class IIa indication for coronary angiography.
safety of others (e.g., pilots, bus drivers)
Patients with nonspecific CP and high-risk findings on…. is class I indication for coronary angiography.
noninvasive testing
Patients suspected of… angina is class I indication for coronary angiography.
Prinzmetal variant
Patients with postrevascularization ischemia with suspected… is class I indication for coronary angiography.
abrupt closure or subacute stent thrombosis after percutaneous revascularization
The preferred strategy in elderly patients with AMI is…
primary angioplasty.
In this type of AMI…, preload-reducing drugs should be avoided (diuretics, nitrates and even morphine).
right ventricle
All ACS patients should have their… checked during hospitalization, ideally in the first 24 hours.
lipid profile
… is the drug of choice to maintain adequate blood pressure and increase cardiac output in right ventricle AMI, after adequate hydration is given (up to 1l).
Dobutamine
Patients under age 70 and with EF>… can be operated on early after AMI with little increase in early mortality.
30%
Right ventricle AMI patients who remain hypotensive after hydration and dobutamine should undergo… (procedure).
Swan-Ganz placement (there is though high risk of perforation due to thin infracted wall).
… Study (HPS) showed that lipid-decreasing therapy should be started in all patients with atherosclerotic CV disease and also all ACS patients unless a contraindication exists.
Heart Protection
For smoking cessation, medical therapy with… was associated with significantly higher cessation rates than placebo.
Bupropion
In a patient with AMI who has hypotension, elevated JVP, +/- Kussmaul sign, no rales and clear lung fields, diagnosis is…
right ventricle AMI.
… (AMI complication) is most likely to occur in elderly patients with HTN.
Septal rupture
Volume infusion alone is not effective in right ventricular infarction, so therapy with… is required.
dobutamine or dopamine
The results of CAPRIE trial showed… is an effective substitute for ASA in intolerant patients with CAD, with similar benefit.
clopidogrel
Transient or persisting STD with or without T-wave inversion in association with CP is a reliable indicator of… and almost always associated with severe coronary lesions.
ACS
Cardiac rehab should be used in AMI patients during the days… of hospitalization.
two and five
The essential feature needed before managing a postinfarction VSD is…
coronary angiography.
The ACEI therapy is indicated post-ACS only in patients with CHF or EF… %.
<40
The 4S trial showed a 5-year follow-up led to a 25% reduction in total cholesterol and 35% in LDL, 37% reduction in revascularization and 28% reduction in stroke incidence in patients started on… therapy.
simvastatin.
The one year mortality risk in patients post-AMI with LVEF<30% is… %.
45
During the hospitalization for AMI, this class of drugs… is a must because they prevent increased intra-thoracic pressure causing adverse cardiac effects by Valsalva maneuver.
stool softeners
The anterolateral papillary muscle receives blood supply from the…
LAD and LCX.
A true ventricular aneurysm (all three layers outpouching) is rarely associated with…
rupture.
The best long-term mortality reduction from beta-blockers use post-AMI was obtained in the Norwegian Multicenter Study Group where… was used: 39% (RR) at 33 months follow-up.
Timolol
Magnesium during AMI can be used only for…
polymorphic VT.
… is usually advised in postinfarction pseudoaneurysm due to the high risk of free wall rupture.
Surgical resection
The therapy of choice in postinfarction VSD is…
early surgical intervention.
In patients where beta blockers are contraindicated,… can be used to prevent reinfarction and angina when there are no signs of heart failure.
nondihydropyridines calcium blockers (verapamil and diltiazem)
After day one of AMI when patients are CP free, this class of non-CV drugs… helps prevent increased adrenergic release.
anxiolytics (benzodiazepines)
In the cases of… AMI, reciprocal Q waves may appear as increased R waves in V1-3.
posterior
Troponin release with normal CK-MB in patients with long-lasting myocardial ischemia is of… prognosis.
ominous
Nitrates can be used in AMI for marginal survival benefit and pain control but can be discontinued after… h.
48
The CURE trial showed a 20% improvement in CV death, AMI or stroke incidence in UA patients treated with…
clopidogrel.