Ischemic Heart Disease

Question 1

Ischemic heart disease is also know as what?

Answer 1

coronary artery disease

Question 2

What does increase in blood demand and/or decrease in blood supply cause?

Answer 2

ischemia

Question 3

Myocardial cell injury occurs when what is more severe?

Answer 3

ischemia

Question 4

What is a “heart attack” called?

Answer 4

acute myocardial infarction (MI)

Question 5

What is a STEMI?

Answer 5

ST-segment elevation

plaque ruptures which causes a complete blockage of major coronary artery

Question 6

What is a NSTEMI?

Answer 6

non-ST-segment elevation

partial blockage or total blockage of minor coronary artery

Question 7

What is a transmural MI?

Answer 7

extends the entire thickness of the heart wall (endo, myo, and epi)

Question 8

What is a nontransmural MI?

Answer 8

MI is limited to endocardium and myocardium, not epi

Question 9

6 key risk factors of IHD:

Answer 9

elevated cholesterol

diabetes

hypertension

tobacco use

male gender

family hisotry