Ischemic Heart Disease Flashcards
What is stable angina?
Chronic angina precipitated by activity or upset, relieved at rest
etiology of ischemic heart disease
Etiology
atherosclerotic plaque builds up in the coronary arteries.
These vessels vasodilate to continue to bring blood to the myocardium.When oxygen demand increases above the baseline, the vessels cant vasodilator any further.
The demand for oxygen becomes greater than the supply. This results in ischemia and chest pain.
Risk factors for IHD
modifiable and non modifiable
Non Modifiable:
- Male >45 years
- Female > 55 years old
- Family history of premature CAD event
- Male < 55
- Female < 65 years old
Modifiable
- smoking
- hypertension
- dyslipidemia
- diabetes
- obesity
- physical inactivity
Characteristics of Stable Angina
Quality:
Location:
Duration:
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relieving factors:
Characteristics of Stable Angina
Quality: Pressure or heavy weight on chest, crushing, burning, tightness
Location: Substernal, may radiate (neck, jaw, shoulders, chest, left arm, abdomen), but not common
Duration: 0.5-20 minutes
Precipitating factors: Exercise, cold weather, postprandial (after meal)
relieving factors: rest, sublingual nitroglycerin
Types of Angina
Typical:
Atypical
Non cardiac chest pain
Types of Angina
Typical:
a. occurs with characteristic quality, location duration
b. provoked by exertion or emotional stress
c. relieved by nitroglycerin or at at rest
Atypical
Meets only 2of 3 criteria above.
women, older adults and pts. with diabetes can present with other symptoms (atypical) like anxiety, SOB, weakness, fatigue, indigestion
Non cardiac chest pain
: meets one or none of criteria above
Modifiable treatment of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease (SIHD)
Treatment of SIHD (Modifiable risk factors)
- Treatment of Concomitant Diseases
a. Physical inactivity/ obesity: encourage physical activity and weightloss
b. Cigarrete smoking: smoking cessation
c. Hypertension: ACC/AHA 2018 update
d. Diabetes: glycemic control
I. Some diabetes medications also have cardiac benefit. If pt. has diabetes and IHD, these medication shave dual benefit.
a. Metformin
b. SGLT-2 inhibitors (empagliflozin, canagliflozins)
c. GLP-1 antagonists (dulagluitide, liraglutide)
What diabetes medications have dual diabetic and cardiac benefits
Metformin
SGLT-2 inhibitors
GLP-1 antagonists
Pharmacologic treatment of Stable Angina. (Prevention of development to unstable ischemic heard disease)
Pharmacologic treatment of Stable Angina. (Prevention of development to unstable ischemic heard disease)
- in addition to lifestyle changes, a moderate or high intensity statin should be prescribed
- treatment with Aspirin 75-192 mg daily should be continued indefinitely as long as there are no contraindications for it
- treatment with clopidogrel is reasonable when aspirin is contraindicated in its with SIHD.
- treatment with aspirin 75-162 mg daily and clopidogrel 75 mg daily might be reasonable in certain high risk patients with SIHD
Pharmacologic treatment of stable angina
- sub lingual nitroglycerin
- beta blocker
add or substitute - CCB (DHPs proffered but still can use non DHP’s)or long acting nitrate
- Ranolazine
Treatment of stable angina
Sublingual Nitroglycerin PRN
Class: nitrate
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Sublingual Nitroglycerin PRN
Class: nitrate
Indication: treatment of infrequent angina attacks or use prior to known activities that cause angina
Mechanism of Action: forms free radical nitric oxide, which activates cyclic GMP (cGMP), which causes smooth muscle relaxation. .
Effects of mechanism of Action: produces vasodilator effect on peripheral arteries and veins but more so on veins. overall reduces demand of oxygen to relieve angina.
Adverse Effects: Headache
Absolute Contraindications:–
Pregnancy: –
Warning/ Precautions: –
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs): –
Monitoring Parameters: –
Pearls:
- SIT DOWN WHEN YOU TAKE IT
- Dissolve under tongue
- take up to 3 doses 5 minutes apart
- call 911 if pain is not relieved
Treatment of stable angina
beta blockers
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1.TREATMENT goal:
Beta Blockers
examples: in general, end in -OLOL.
Class: Beta blockers
Indication: chronic prophylaxis for patients with > or equal to 1 anginas episode per day.
Mechanism of Action: inhibiting Beta 1 +/- Beta 2 receptors.
Effects of mechanism of Action: decreased heart rate and myocardial contractility. decreases O2 demand.
Adverse Effects: Bradycardia, heart block, worsening heart failure, bronchospasm fatigue, depression, reduced exercise tolerance, decreased libido, insomnia, impotence.
Absolute Contraindications: severe bradycardia
Pregnancy: —
Warning/ Precautions: Use with cautioning patients with bronchospastic diseases (COPD, asthma). use with caution in patients with diabetes
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs): Use with caution with other drugs that cause bradycardia
Monitoring Parameters:–
Pearls:
- TREATMENT goal: 50-60 BPM and max exercise HR 100 BPM
- additional protective benefits such as antiarrhythmic and may slow progression of plaque.
- MUST BE TAPERED upon D/C. can cause rebound hypertension
- can mask symptoms of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes.( i.e palpitations, shakiness, anxiety)
- enhance hypoglycemic effects of insulin and sulfonylureas
Treatment of stable angina
Dihydropyridines (DHP) Calcium channel blockers
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Dihydropyridines (DHP) Calcium channel blockers
examples:end in -DIPINE: Amlodipine (Norvasc), Nifedipine (Procardia) etc.
Class: Calcium Channel Blockers
Indication: chronic stable angina
Mechanism of Action: inhibits calcium ions form entering vascular smooth muscle and myocardial leading to peripheral arterial and coronary artery dilation
Effects of mechanism of Action: decrease after load and decrease O2 demand
Adverse Effects: pedal edema (D/C if this happens), headache, dizziness, flushing, potential for reflex tachycardia (short acting agents only).
Absolute Contraindications:–
Pregnancy: –
Warning/ Precautions: –
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs): –
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Pearls: can take up to one week to see full blood pressure lowering effects
- as effective as beta blockers in preventing anginas symptoms
- preffered over non DHPs for chronic angina treatment.
Treatment of stable angina
NON Dihydropyridines (DHP)
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NON Dihydropyridines (DHP)
examples: Diltiazem ER, Verapamil (Canalan)
Class: Calcium Channel Blockers
Indication:Management of chronic stable angina
Mechanism of Action: inhibits calcium ions form entering vascular smooth muscle and myocardial
Effects of mechanism of Action: peripheral arterial and coronary artery vasodilation, ALSO has negative Inotropy (decreased contractility) and negative chronotropy (decreased heart rate), which decreases O2 demand
Adverse Effects: Diltiazem: edema, headache, constipation, conduction disturbances, bradycardia, heart failure.
Verapamil : edema,constipation, gingival hyperplasia, headache, conduction disturbances, bradycardia, dizziness, heart failure exacerbations.
Absolute Contraindications:- avoid use in patients with HFrEF.
Pregnancy: –
Warning/ Precautions: –
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs): avoid routine use with beta blockers, CP3A4 major substrate and moderate inhibitor->dose aadjustments required for simvastatin an lovastatin, as well as be careful with interactions with other drugs involved with CYP3A4
Monitoring Parameters: –
Pearls: can take up to one week to see full blood pressure lowering effects
Treatment of stable angina
Long acting nitrates
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Long acting nitrates
examples: PO isosorbide dinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate (Transdermal patch)
Class: Beta blockers
Indication: for prevention of recurrent angina, in combo with other anti-anginas therapies
Mechanism of Action:form free radical nitric oxide. this activates cyclic GMP
(cGMP) leading to smooth muscle relaxation.
Effects of mechanism of Action:peripheral dilation of veins and arteries, more so veins.overall decreases O2 demand.
Adverse Effects: headache, hypotension,
Absolute Contraindications: –
Pregnancy: —
Warning/ Precautions: –
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs): –
Monitoring Parameters:–
Pearls: avoid tachyphylaxis by having 10-14 hour nitrate free period
Ranolazine
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Ranolazine
Class: anti anginal
Indication: Management of chronic stable angina. may be used with beta blockers, nitrates, or CCBs, or can be substituted for these routine abtianginal therapies if they are not tolerated due to side effects
Mechanism of Action: inhibits persistent/ late inward Na+ current in the ventricles, thereby reducing calcium influx.
Effects of mechanism of Action: decrease intracellular calcium reduces ventricular tension and myocardial oxygen consumption, causes anti ischemic activity.
Adverse Effects: QT prolongation
Absolute Contraindications:– avoid use in patients with HFrEF.
Pregnancy: –
Warning/ Precautions: –
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs): CYP3A4 drug reactions
Monitoring Parameters: –
Pearls: metabolized by cup 3A4, high risk for drug interactions
- does not effect BP or HR
What is
Unstable angina:
What is it?
Unstable angina: increased frequency or duration of angina episodes produced at lower level of exertions or at rest
what is it
NSTEMI
What is it?
NSTEMI: myocardial necrosis resulting from prolonged interruption of the blood supply, generally results from an acute thrombus(partial occlusion), increased cardiac markers,
but no ECG changes.
general acute treatment of unable angina or NSTEMI
medical management (ischemic guided therapy) and early invasive
pharmacologic acute treatment of unstable angina and NSTEMI
OSNAAP oxygen s. statin n nitroglycerin aspirin anticoagulant p2y12 inhibitors
OSNAAP
oxygen
only give if if o2 less than 90%