Ischemic Heart Disease Flashcards
Ischemic Heart Disease is also know as?
Coronary heart disease, or coronary artery disease
Ischemic heart disease is primarily cause by?
Artherosclocrosis
Artherosclocrosis results from?
From decreases blood flow to the heart and leads to reduced oxygen delivery
When does angina occur?
Demand > Supply
How does IHD present itself?
- Chest pain or pressure
- Discomfort in
- Neck
- Jaw
- Shoulder or arm
- Pain accumanied with nausea or vomiting
Female patients often describe symptoms as?
Indigestion or acid feeling
IHD occurs in women or men more?
men
What forms when someone has Artherosclorosis?
A plaque forms this is what causes the reduced oxygen
Stable angina is classified as pain lasting?
less than 10 minutes
Angina lasting between 10-15 minutes is known as?
Variant
Unstable angina is when the pain lasts for?
more than 20 minutes
Chest pain is _____ during stable angina
predictable
The onset of variant angina is?
gradual
In unstable angina the pain is _____ and there is ____ onset
severe and the onset is new
Stable angina or occurs upon?
Exertion
Variant angina often occurs ____ and at ____
in the morning and at rest