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Exam 1: Ischemic Heart Disease Flashcards

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Where are atherosclerotic plaques most likely to form?

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Sites of increased blood turbulence or branching points in the epicardial arteries

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What is the definition of IHD?

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A condition where there is inadequate supply of blood and oxygen to the portion of the myocardium

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What is the leading cause of death in the US and what fraction of people does it affect?

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CHD.

1/3 of all deaths in individuals over 35

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What is the definition of atherosclerosis?

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Pathological process causing disease of the coronary, cerebral, and peripheral arteries as well as the aorta

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What does nitric oxide do and what cells secrete it?

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Produced by endothelial cells.

Inhibits plaque formation and has anti-inflammatory properties

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What is metabolic syndrome?

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When you have 3 or more of the following:

  • Abdominal obesity
  • HDL <40 (M) or <50 (F)
  • T> 150
  • FBG > 110
  • HTN
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What is the most common cause of death and disability in women in the US?

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CHD

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Atypical symptoms of CHD are more common in what populations?

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Women, elderly, and diabetics

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Does angina pectoris result from transient or prolonged ischemia?

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Transient

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What is stable angina (Angina Pectoris)?

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  • Chest discomfort thought to be related to ischemia.

- Exertional or stress relegated chest or arm discomfort that resolves with rest and/or nitro

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How long does stable angina typically last?

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5-10 minutes

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What is the character of stable angina?

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  • Not pain, but heaviness, pressure, and tightness
  • Levines sign
  • radiation to shoulder, jaw, epigastric, mid back
  • 2-10 minutes and crescendo decrescendo
  • Tachycardia, hypertensive, abnormal heart sounds
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What is Levine’s sign?

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A clenched fist over the heart

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What are the atypical presentations of stable angina?

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Dyspnea (very common in women), nausea, fatigue, and faintness

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What is Bruce protocol?

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Used for exercise stress tests, speed and incline are increased every 3 minutes until patients HR is at 85% of the max HR predicted for their age.

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What kind of tests would you order for stable angina?

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EKG, CXR, cardiac enzymes, and stress test (either exercise or nuclear)
-Possibly coronary angiography (cath)

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What are the contraindications of an exercise stress test?

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Acute MI within 48 hrs, unstable angina, uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled HF, symptomatic aortic stenosis, uncontrolled HTN, severe PAH, aortic dissection, and acute illness.

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What is the gold standard for diagnosing CAD?

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Coronary angiography (Cath)

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What are the indications for coronary angiography?

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  • Known or suspected CAD
  • atypical chest pain
  • before valve surgery
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What is the management of stable angina?

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  • Risk factor modifications such as heathy diet, smoking cessation, weight reduction, HTN treatment, etc
  • Medications that decrease oxygen demand, meds that increase oxygen supply, statins, and antiplatelet meds
  • Revascularization
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21
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CAD is virtually absent in what cultures?

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Cultures that eat a plant based diet

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What are the medications that decrease oxygen demand?

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Nitrates, beta blockers, and CCBs

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23
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What medication is first line for acute angina?

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Short acting nitrates

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24
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What medication is first line for chronic angina?

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Beta blockers

25
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How do Beta blockers affect the heart?

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Decrease HR, BP, and contractility. Afterload reduction

26
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What is the only antianginal medication proven to prevent re-infarction and improve survival post MI?

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Beta blockers

27
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What medication is indicated for patients who dont respond to nitrates and beta blockers?

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CCBs

28
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How do CCBs affect the heart?

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Decrease BP and contractility. Afterload reduction

29
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How do nitrates affect preload?

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They reduce preload

30
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What medications can increase oxygen supply? How?

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Nitrates and CCBs

They both act as coronary vasodilators

31
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What is the dosing of nitrates?

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0.3-0.6mg sublingually or buccal spray. Give at onset of pain and every 5 minutes after for up to 3 doses. If no improvement, 911 or IV nitro

32
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What are the 3 options for antiplatelet medications?

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Aspirin, clopidogrel, or a combo of the 2

33
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What are the benefits of using statins?

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  • They stabilize plaques
  • reduce clinical events
  • slow progression or coronary atherosclerosis
  • induce regression of coronary atherosclerosis
34
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What are the two types of revascularization?

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) or Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

35
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When is a CABG typically performed?

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Left main coronary stenosis or triple vessel disease

36
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When is PCI used?

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When there is a history of angina despite medical treatment and there is evidence of ischemia on stress testing

37
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What are the 4 pathophysiologic processes that lead to ACS? Which is most common?

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1) Plaque rupture or erosion with a superimposed occlusive thrombus (MOST COMMON)
2) Dynamic obstruction
3) progressive mechanical obstruction
4) Unstable angina secondary to increased myocardial oxygen demand and/or decreased supply

38
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What is an example of dynamic obstruction?

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Coronary artery spasm (Prinzmetals angina)

39
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What is an example of progressive mechanical obstruction?

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Progressive atherosclerosis or restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

40
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What is the presentation of Prinzmetals angina?

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  • ischemic symptoms secondary to Vasospasm

- Chest pain occurring at rest with transient ST segment elevation

41
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What is the treatment of Prinzmetals angina?

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Nitrates and CCBs

42
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What is the typical presentation of ACS?

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Ischemic pain, SOB, weakness, nausea, anxiety, sense of doom

43
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What is the presentation of unstable angina?

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  • Ischemic discomfort with at least one more of the following:
  • Occurs at rest and lasts longer than 10 minutes
  • Severe and new onset (in prior 4-6 weeks)
  • occurs in crescendo pattern (more severe, more prolonged, more frequent)
44
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Should you stress test when there is suspected unstable angina or NSTEMI?

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This is reserved for situations where there is no evidence of infarction, but diagnosis is unclear

45
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Are cardiac enzymes elevated with unstable angina? Are there any EKG changes?

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Troponin and CK are NOT elevated.

EKG is usually normal, but there might be ST depression or T wave inversion

46
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Are cardiac enzymes elevated with NSTEMI? Are there any EKG changes?

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Troponin and/or CK ARE elevated.

-There may be ST depression or T wave inversion, but no ST elevation on EKG

47
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What medications should be given when patient has NSTEMI or unstable angina?

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  • Nitro x3 at 5 min intervals
  • Beta blockers (Metoprolol or atenolol w/in 24 hrs)
  • CCBs if symptoms not relieves with nitro and beta blockers
  • High intensity statin (atorvastatin 80mg daily)
  • antiplatelet therapy in all NSTEMI if not contraindicated
  • Anticoagulation
48
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What are the 7 components of a TIMI score?

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  • age >65
  • > 3 risk factors for CHD
  • prior coronary stenosis of >50%
  • ST segment deviation on admission EKG
  • > 2 angina episodes in the last 24 hrs
  • increased cardiac enzymes
  • aspirin use in the last 7 days
49
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What does a TIMI score tell you?

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Who is likely to progress to a STEMI

50
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What are the identifiable precipitating factors for STEMI that occur in 50% of the cases?

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  • Vigorous exercise
  • extreme emotional stress
  • medical or surgical illness
51
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What is the cause of a STEMI?

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Most common is rupture of a vulnerable plaque that results in complete occlusion of a coronary artery

52
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What medications should be given when you have a patient with a STEMI?

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  • ASA 325 chewed
  • Nitro
  • Beta blockers if not contraindications (metoprolol)
  • High intensity statin therapy
53
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What labs should be ordered for management of STEMI?

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Cardiac enzymes, electrolytes, CBC, Coags

54
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When should Fibrinolysis be performed with a STEMI?

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  • if PCI is not available within 120 minutes of first medical contact
  • symptoms < 12 hours
  • No contraindications
55
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What are the absolute contraindications of Fibrinolytic therapy?

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  • Hx of intracranial hemorrhage
  • hx of stroke in last year
  • Poorly controlled HTN
  • Suspected aortic dissection
  • active internal bleeding
56
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What revascularization strategy is preferred with a STEMI?

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PCI

57
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What are the complications that often occur post MI?

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-recurrent ischemia, pump failure, ventricular arrhythmia, pericarditis, mural thrombus, cardiac rupture, and depression

58
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What is Dressler’s syndrome?

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Chest pain due to pericardial inflammation following MI, CABG, or traumatic injury to the heart.

59
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What is a mural thrombus?

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Thrombi that attached to the vessel wall

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