Ischemic Heart Disease Flashcards
Ischemic heat disease
Synonym: ________________________
coronary artery disease -CAD
Ischemic heat disease
This is the generic name used for a group of closely related syndromes resulting from _____, an imbalance between ________ and ______ of the heart for oxygenated blood
L
ischaemia
supply (perfusion) and demand
Ischemic heat disease
Ischaemia is characterized by insufficiency of _____, reduced availability of _______ and inadequate removal of _____ .
oxygen
nutrient substrates
metabolites
Cardiac function is strictly dependent upon the __________ of ———- through the coronary arteries, since cardiac myocytes generate energy almost exclusively through _____________
continuous flow of oxygenated blood
mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
IHD
• It is a disease characterized by ____ to the heart muscles. usually due to ___________ disease.
ischaemia
coronary artery
IHD
Its risk increases with age,smoking, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes, and hypertension
T/F
T
IHD
Its more common in (men or women?) and those who _____________________
Men
have close relatives with ischaemic heart disease
Pathogenesis of IHD
Four factors play roles in the pathogenesis of IHD.
These are
________
__________
____________
_______________
Coronary atherosclerosis
Acute plaque changes
Thrombosis
Vasospasm
Pathogenesis of IHD
___________ is responsible for more than 90% of the cases
Atherosclerosis
Pathogenesis
• IHD is a consequence of inadequate ________ relative to _________
coronary perfusion
myocardial demand.
Pathogenesis of IHD
• Imbalance occurs as a consequence of the combination of __________________ and new, __________ and/ or ______
preexisting atherosclerotic occlusion
superimposed thrombosis
vasospasm
Fixed coronary atherosclerosis with less than ____% reduction in the cross sectional area of the coronary artery lumen is (symptomatic or asymptomatic?)
70
asymptomatic
• Lesions that occlude more than _____% of vessel lumen (_____ stenosis) cause symptom ( _______ ) in the setting of increased demand. (__________ )
70
critical
chest pain
stable angina
Fixed stenosis that occludes _____% or more of vascular lumen may cause symptoms even at rest
90
Pathogenesis of IHD
• Onset of ischaemia may depend not only on the _____________ disease but also on __________ in the coronary ______ morphology as further reduction in coronary perfusion may result from ___________ on a fixed coronary atherosclerosis.
extent of fixed atherosclerotic
dynamic changes; plaque
superimposed thrombosis
Pathogenesis of IHD
• The thrombosis is a consequence of _______ with _____, _____ and or vasospasm resulting in _____,______, and ________ of the plaque exposing the ________ surfaces of the vessels.
acute plaque changes
stress
tachycardia
fissuring, fractures and ulceration
thrombogenic
Pathogenesis of IHD
• Thrombosis results in the ________ of the vessel and release of substances such as ________ which further worsens _________.
total occlusion
thromboxane
vasospasm
Pathogenesis of IHD
• In most patients, unstable angina and infarction occur as a result of _____ followed by _________.
abrupt plaque change
thrombosis
Ischaemic heart disease
There are four clinical syndromes of IHD namely.
List the 4
Angina pectoris
Myocardial infarction
Chronic ischaemic heart disease.
Sudden cardiac death
Angina pectoris
This is a symptom complex of IHD characterized by _________ of _______ or _______ chest discomfort caused by (transient or extended?) (___-____) myocardial ischaemia that falls short of ___________.
paroxysmal attacks
substernal or precordial
Transient ; 5secs- 15minutes
inducing an infarct
Angina pectoris
There are 3 types of angina pectoris
______ or _______ angina
_______ or _______ angina
_________ or _______ angina
Stable or Typical
Prinzmetal or variant
Unstable or crescendo
Stable or typical angina
• Occurs predictably at certain level of _______.
• characterized by attacks of _____ following _______,________ leading to increase in amino acid
exertion
pain
Stable or typical angina
• Relieved by _____, and vasodilation such as ________.
rest
nitroglycerin
______ Or ——— angina is the Commonest form of angina.
Stable or typical
Stable or typical angina
• Associated with _____________ in ECG because ischemia is most intense in the _______ zone of the _________
ST segment depression
subendocardial
Left ventricle.
Stable or typical angina
elevation of cardiac enzymes in blood.
T/F
F
No elevation of cardiac enzymes in blood.
Stable or typical angina
• The pathogenesis lies in (acute or chronic?) stenosing coronary atherosclerosis that leads to __________ of the myocardium when the _____ on the heart increases
Chronic
inadequate perfusion
workload
Prinzmetal (variant) angina.
Episodic pain
T/F
T
Prinzmetal (variant) angina.
pain that does not occur at rest.
T/F
F. It does
Prinzmetal (variant) angina.
• Associated with ______ and (related or unrelated?) to physical activity, heart rate or blood pressure.
coronary spasms
Unrelated
Prinzmetal (variant) angina.
• Vasospasm may follow release of humoral factors in the blood (_______,_______)
• There is ______________ on ECG, indicative of a _______ ischemia.
Thromboxane A2, endothelin-1
an elevation of the ST segment
transmural
Prinzmetal (variant) angina.
• Responds to vasodilators
•Doesn’t Respond to calcium channel blockers
T/F
T
F( it does )
Unstable or crescendo angina.
• Precipitated with progressively (more or less?) exertion and can occur even _____
less
at rest.
Unstable or crescendo angina.
• Pain is with progressively increasing ______ and prolonged _______
frequency; duration
Unstable or crescendo angina.
• It is induced by _____,______, or ______ of ______ with superimposed ______,_______, or ________
fissuring, ulceration , or rupture
an AS plaque
partial mural thrombosis, vasospasm or both.
Unstable or crescendo angina.
• ______ infarcts may occur and it forewarns ______
Micro
an MI
Unstable or crescendo angina.
• It is also known as ______ angina or acute ___________
pre-infarct
coronary insufficiency.
Myocardial infarction(heart attack)
• The severity or duration of _______ is sufficient to cause cardiomyocyte death
ischemia
Myocardial infarction(heart attack) is the leading cause of death in the developing world.
T/F
F
Developed
Myocardial infarction(heart attack)
• The risk factors for MI are those for \________.
• Major :Genetic abnormalities, Family Hx, increasing age, male gender, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cigarette smoking, DM, inflammation
• Minor: _______,_______,______,______
artherosclerosis
obesity, physical inactivity, stress, oral contraceptives.
Pathogenesis of MI
• 90% of transmural acute myocardial infarcts are caused by _____________ overlying ______________.The ischemia is worsened by factors such as a fall in ___________,________
an occlusive intra coronary thrombus
an ulcerated or fissured AS plaque
blood pressure, tachycardia,
Pathogenesis of MI
• The exposure of the ___________ results in platelet adhesion, aggregation, activation release of aggregators
• The activated platelets release ______, platelet factors 3 and 4 which predispose to _____ and cause _______
• Also there is activation of the ———— of coagulation due to the release of tissue _________.
sub endothelial collagen
thromboxane A2; coagulation
extrinsic pathway
thromboplastin
Pathogenesis of MI
In ____% of MI cases there is no evidence of Atherosclerosis. Infarct results from
•________ or _________ -
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Vasospasm or Emboli