Ischeamic heart disease Flashcards
Risk factors of atheroma
Age, Male, Hyperlipidaemia, Diabetes, Obesity, Family history
S+S of MI
Crushing retrosternal chest pain, Pale, Sweaty, Pain in left arm or jaw
Define angina
Partial occlusion of coronary arteries, causes pain on exercise
Define unstable angina
Partial occlusion of coronary arteries, causes pain on rest
Management of angina
Nitrates, B blockers
Management of unstable angina
Anti-coagulants
Define an NSTEMI
Partial occlusion of coronary arteries, causes myocyte cell death
Define an STEMI
Full occlusion of coronary arteries, causes myocyte cell death
S+S of angina
Chest pain on exercise, Breathlessness
Test for myocyte cell death
Troponin I
Management of STEMI
Fibrinolytics, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Coronary artery bypass
Management of NSTEMI and unstable angina
Heparin, Aspirin, Nitrates
