Ischemic heart disease Flashcards
Clinical syndromes of ischemic heart disease
MI
Angina pectoris
Chronic IHD with HF
Sudden cardiac death
Determinants of myocardial oxygen supply
Coronary perfusion pressure
Coronary vascular resistance –> external compression and intrinsic regulation
Determinants of myocardial oxygen demand
Wall stress
HR
Contractility
Coronary artery flow is directly proportional to what?
Perfusion pressure
Coronary artery flow is inversely proportional to what?
Coronary vascular resistance
Value used to approximate coronary perfusion pressure
Aortic diastolic pressure
Regulators of intrinsic control of coronary arterial tone
Accumulation of local metabolites
Endothelium-derived substances
Neural innervation
Change in vascular smooth muscle to increase coronary blood flow
Adenosine binds to receptors to reduce Ca entry into cells, resulting in relaxation and vasodilation
NT receptors on coronary vessels
Alpha adrenergic
Beta-2 adrenergic
Result of stimulation of alpha adrenergic receptors on coronary vessels
Vasoconstriction
Result of stimulation of beta-2 adrenergic receptors on coronary vessels
Vasodilation
Way that beta blockers decrease HR?
Reduce ATP utilization and oxygen consumption
Affect of catecholamines on the heart
Increase force of contraction
Drug class with a negative inotropic effect
Beta blockers
Hemodynamic significance of coronary A narrowing depends on these 2 things
Degree of stenosis
Amount of compensatory vasodilation
Causes of vessel endothelial cell dysfunction
Inappropriate vasoconstriction of coronary A
Loss of normal antithrombotic properties
Angina type precipitated by exercise and relieved with rest or administration of vasodilators. Not usually associated with plaque disruption.
Stable/typical angina
Uncommon episode of myocardial ischemia caused by coronary A spasm. Occurs at rest and responds promptly to vasodilators.
Prinzmetal variant angina
Triggers of Prinzmetal angina
Smoking
Cocaine
Alcohol
Triptans
Pattern of increasingly frequent, prolonged, or severe angina. Caused by disruption of an atherosclerotic plaque
Unstable/crescendo angina
Clinical syndrome of angina pectoris in the absence of significant atherosclerotic coronary stenoses on coronary angiography. Abnormal stress test and abnormal myocardial perfusion imaging.
Microvascular angina
ECG findings during angina episode
ST depression
T wave flattening or inversion
Contrasts used in nuclear stress test
Technetium-99m-labeled compound
Thalium-201
Inotropic agent used in pharmacologic stress test
Dobutamine
Coronary vasodilators used in pharmacologic stress test
Adenosine
Dipyridamole
Hemodynamically significant atherosclerotic lesion results in increased blood flow to non-ischemic areas, which can than move to ischemic areas
Coronary steal syndrome
Possible causes of coronary embolism that can cause MI
Endocarditis
Artificial heart valves
Paradoxical embolism
Timing of onset of ATP depletion in MI
Seconds
Timing of loss of contractility in MI
<2 min
Timing of reduction of ATP to 50% of normal in MI
10 min
Timing of reduction of ATP to 10% of normal in MI
40 min
Timing of irreversible cell injury in MI
20-40 min
Timing of microvascular injury in MI
> 1 hr
Earliest detectable feature of myocyte necrosis that forms the basis of blood tests for irreversible myocyte damage
Disruption of integrity of sarcolemmal membrane
First area of irreversible injury of ischemic myocytes in MI
Subendocardial zone
Complications of MI that can occur within the first 24 hrs
Ventricular arrhythmias
HF
Cardiogenic shock
When will early coagulation necrosis and edema be seen after MI?
4-12 hrs
When will contraction band necrosis and early neutrophilic infiltrates be seen after MI?
12-24 hrs
When will coagulation necrosis with loss of nuclei and striations, and brick neutrophilic infiltrate be seen after MI?
1-3 days