Lecture 5 (Valvular)-Exam 2 Flashcards
Stable angina/Stable ichemic heart disease
* What is one of the strategies and what are the goals?
Risk factor modification
* Slow progression of atherosclerosis and prevent complications
* Minimum effect on symptom control or QOL
Which drug for risk factor modification for stable angina, does decrease mortality rates but does not improve symtoms
ACE-i and ARBs
Fill in for stable angina?
What is the other general treatment approach for stable angina?
What is the first line for STMPTOMATIC txt of stable angina? What is the primary and secondary effects?
Nitroglycerin = first-line
* Onset of acute anginal symptoms or prophylaxis against episodes
* Primary effect: reduce ischemia primarily via reduction in myocardial oxygen demand (preload)
* Secondary effect: coronary artery vasodilation (including stenotic vessels)
Nitroglycerin:
* What is the MC route and the dose?
MC = sublingual tablets
Dose:
* 0.3 to 0.4 mg every 5 minutes PRN chest pain
* May repeat x 3 doses total
What is the first line for preventation of angina?
* How does it work?
* What agents are preferred and not as effect?
* Not indicate for what?
Beta-blockers First-line – reduce angina episodes and increase exercise tolerance
* Decrease HR and contractility -> decrease myocardial O2 demand
* All beta-blockers equally effective -> cardioselective agents preferred
* Agents with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity not as effective
* NOT indicated for vasospastic or Prinzmetal angina
Management of angina: prevention
* What is second line? When is it used?
* How does it work?
* What is preferred?
Calcium channel blockers: Second-line – patients who cannot tolerate beta-blockers or still have symptoms on a beta-blocker
* Decrease HR and contractility -> decrease myocardial O2 demand
* Coronary and peripheral vasodilation ->increase O2 supply
* Verapamil, diltiazem preferred
Besides BB and CCB, what else can be given for prevention of angina?
- Nitrates
- Ranolazine
Class 5 digoxin
* What are the two primary cardiac effects?
- Slows cardiac conduction – pacemaker cells
- Increases cardiac contractility – cardiac myocytes
How does digoxin slow cardiac conduction via pacemaker cells?
- Stimulates increased acetylcholine release from the Vagus nerve
- Slows conduction through the AV node
How does digoxin increase cardiac contractility via cardiac myocytes?
Increases cardiac contractility – cardiac myocytes
* Inhibits sodium/potassium ATPase pumps
* Increases intracellular Na
* Na leaves cell via Na / Ca exchanger
* Ca accumulates inside the cell
* Increases myocardial contractility
Digoxin
* What are the SE?
Digoxin:
* What are the therapeutic and toxic levels?
* What are the risk factos for toxicity?
Digoxin toxicity treatment:
* What is the treatment of digoxin toxicity?
What are the digoxin effects on ECG?
What valvular disease txt?
Definitive treatment – surgical repair
* Aortic (Surgery)
* Pulmonary (Surgery)
* Tricuspid
* Mitral
Aortic stenosis:
* What is the txt (general)
Medical management – awaiting valve replacement
Aortic stenosis:
* What are the recommend minimal intervention due to risk of destabilizing the patient? (3)
- Diuretics reduce preload->patient may depend on for maintenance of cardiac output
- Vasodilators->in the presence of a fixed valvular stenosis may excessively reduce systemic blood pressure and reduce coronary artery perfusion pressure
- Positive inotropic agents (eg dobutamine)->induce tachycardia->mmyocardial ischemia
aortic stenosis:
* What are the sxs?
Aortic stenosis: What does palliative care for severe symptomatic inoperable AS include?
Aortic regurgitation:
* How do you txt Symptomatic patients with severe AR - candidates for valve surgery?
Intense medical treatment per HFrEF guidelines prior to surgery
AR
* how do you txt symptomatic patients with severe AR – NOT candidates for surgery?
Therapy as per patients with HFrEF
* Diuretics, ARNI (or ACE inhibitor / ARB), beta blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, ± digoxin
Treat hypertension (systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg) in patients with chronic AR
* ACEI/ ARBs
Mitral regurgitation
* Limited role for hwat?
* Who gets medical therapy? (2)
Limited role for medical therapy
* Symptomatic patients with chronic primary MR, LVEF < 60%
* Medical therapy recommended for patients awaiting surgery or patients not surgical candidates
What are all the different parts of Medical therapy for MR?(4)
- Diuretics – preload reduction
- ACEI, ARB, ARNI – afterload reduction
- ± beta blockers
- ± mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
MS medical management:
* When and what do you anticoagulate?
Anticoagulation – warfarin (INR 2-3) for patients with:
* Atrial fibrillation
* History of primary embolic event
* Atrial thrombosis
MS medical management
* What is the txt? (3) What do they improve?
Symptomatic treatment – HF symptoms
* Diuretics – relieve congestion symptoms
* Beta blockers – HR control; improves dyspnea
* Treatment of Afib if present
What should you prophylaxis when patients have MS?
Secondary rheumatic fever prophylaxis
MS medical management
* What does primary pheumatic fever prophylaxis?
* How do we eradicate GAS?
Primary Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis
* Prevent rheumatic fever after group A streptococcal pharyngitis
GAS eradication:
* Amox, penicillin, cefalexin (if pen allergic)
* Clinda
* Augmentin
* Azithromycin
MS medical management
* Who gets SECONDARY rheumatic fever prophylaxis?
Patients with documented RF or RHD
What can happen 1 to 6 weeks following GAS pharyngitis?
- Carditis
- Migratory large joint polyarthritis
- Chorea
- Subcutaneous nodules
- Erythema marginatum
J:joint involvement O: carditis N:Nodules E: erythema marginaum S: Sydenham chorea
- How do you dx Rheumatic fever?
- 2 major criteria or
- 1 major criteria and two minor
MS medical management:
* What is first line and alternatives for secondary Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis?
First-line penicillin G benzathine
* ≤27 kg 600,000 units IM q 4 wks
* >27 kg 1.2 million units IM q4 wks
Alternatives:
* PO penicillin VK
* Azithromycin
MS medical management
* What is the duration of txt for no carditis, carditis without residual heart disease, and carditis with residual valvular disease?
mitral valve prolapse:
* What is the txt for asymptomatic?
* What is the txt for dysautonomia symptoms (anxiety, palpitations, chest pain)?
* What is the txt for symptomatic with severe mitral regurgitation, systolic HF and symptom progression?
Asymptomatic – no treatment
Dysautonomia symptoms (anxiety, palpitations, chest pain)
* Beta blocker
Symptomatic with severe mitral regurgitation, systolic HF and symptom progression
* Surgical intervention