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Session 10 - Chest pain and IHD Flashcards

1
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Where does cardiovascular chest pain occur in the thorax?

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-Central

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What type of pain is experienced in myocardial ischaemia?

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-Tightening

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What type of pain is associated with pericarditis?

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-Sharp pain

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What type of pain is associated with aortic dissection?

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-Tearing pain

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What are the common respiratory causes of chest pain?

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  • Infection (pneumonia)
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pneumothorax
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6
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Where does respiratory chest pain occur in the thorax?

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-Lateral chest pain

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What type of pain is associated with respiratory chest pain?

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-Pleuritic pain (worsens on inspiration or coughing)

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What are the common causes of GI chest pain?

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  • Reflux oesophagitis

- Gastric/gallbladder or pancreatic disease

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What type of pain is associated with GI chest pain?

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-Burning pain

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10
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What are common causes of musculoskeletal chest pain?

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  • Trauma
  • Muscle pain
  • Bone metastases
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11
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What type of pain is associated with musculoskeletal chest pain?

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-Often localised pain which may increase on movement

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12
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Simply, when does myocardial ischaemia occur?

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-When supply cannot meet demand

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13
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What determines the O2 demand of the heart?

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-HR, Wall tension (pre-load and after load), contractility

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14
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What determines O2 supply to the heart?

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  • Coronary bloodflow (perfusion and resistance)

- O2 carrying capacity of the blood

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What is the most common cause of ischaemic heart disease?

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-A fixed narrowing of the arteries due to atheromatous coronary artery disease

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Why is the sub-endocardial muscle most vulnerable to ischaemia?

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-Blood flow occurs from epicardium to endocardium

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17
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How is flow increased to meet demand?

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-Vasodilation of coronary arteries

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18
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When do the coronary arteries mainly fill?

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-During diastole

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Why are collaterals relevant in IHD?

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-There is little collateral circulation in the heart, meaning narrowing and occlusion severely deplete the supple to the heart

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What are the rare causes of IHD?

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  • Severe anaemia
  • Severe hypotension
  • Non-atheromatous causes of coronary artery narrowing
  • Thyrotoxicosis (increased BMR)
  • Tachycardia
  • Aortic stenosis
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21
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Why can aortic stenosis cause IHD?

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-Pressure in root of aorta decreased and thus less blood driven through coronary arteries

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What are the non-modifiable risk factors for CAD?

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  • Age
  • Gender (males )
  • Family history
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23
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What are the modifiable risk factors for CAD?

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  • Hyperlipidaemia (LDL/HDL ratio)
  • Smoking
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Lack of exercise
  • Obesity
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What are the two main features of an atheromatous plaque?

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  • Necrotic core

- Fibrous cap

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Describe a stable plaque

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-Small necrotic core with a thick fibrous cap, unlikely to fissue/rupture

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Describe a vulnerable plaque

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-Large necrotic core with thin fibrous cap, likely to fissure/rupture

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Why can thrombus formation occur with vulnerable plaques?

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  • Fibrous cap undergoes erosion or fissuring
  • Exposes blood to thrombogenic material in necrotic core
  • Platelet aggregation followed by fibrin clot formation -> thrombus
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What is a thrombus?

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-Mass of coagulated blood causing partial or complete occlusion of an artery

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29
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What symptoms are produced from a stable plaque?

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-No symptoms or stable angina

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30
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By how much can the lumen be reduced by in stable angina?

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-70%

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31
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What are the possible consequences of an unstable plaque?

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  • Plaque fissure with thrombus formation causes sudden reduction in artery lumen-> severe reduction in bloodflow -> ischaemia -> infarction
  • Acute coronary syndrome
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32
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What conditions are classified under acute coronary syndrome?

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  • Stable angina
  • Unstable angina
  • STEMI
  • NSTEMI
33
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What type pf plaque is present in stable angina?

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-Stable plaque

34
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When does pain occur in stable angina and why?

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-Only during periods of increased O2 demend, as flow is adequate at rest (ie exertion/emotional stress) as the narrowing of the coronary arteries means vasodilation cannot occur and also upon exertion diastole is shortened which means coronary arteries have less time to fill

35
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What is characteristic about the pain in stable angina?

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-Relieved about 5 mins after rest or nitrates

36
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Does necrosis or myocyte injury occur in stable angina?

37
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Describe the chest pain caused by ischaemia, including possible radiation sites

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-Diffuse central tightening/crushing pain which can radiate to the left shoulder and arm, right shoulder and arm, neck, jaw and upper epigastrium

38
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How is stable angina usually diagnosed

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-Based on history -> patient has no specific signs but may have signs of risk factors eg high bp, corneal arcus, signs of atheroma elsewhere (PVD)

39
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Describe the resting ECG in a patient with stable angina

40
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How is the concluding diagnsosis made if stable angina is suspected?

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-Stress ECG

41
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When does a stress ECG run till?

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-Target heart rate reached
or
-Chest pain occurs 
or
-ECG changes 
or
-Other problems (arrythmias etc)
42
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Describe a stress ECG in stable angina

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-ST depression (horizontal or downsloping) >1mm which disappears when patient at rest

43
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What is the aim of treatment for stable angina?

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  • To reduce myocardial O2 demand through preload/afterload, HR and contractility
  • Increase bloodflow to arteries
44
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Why is aspirin used in CAD?

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-To prevent MI as it decreases platelet aggregation and thus thrombus formation if plaque ruptures

45
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What is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Stenting?

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-A method of revascularisation whereby a catheter is introduced into the coronary artery beyond the plaque, a balloon inflated and a stent inserted

46
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What is a coronary artery bypass?

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-Artery from internal mammary artery, radial artery and saphenous vein used to revascularise the heart

47
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What is a STEMI?

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-ST elevation MI

48
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When does a STEMI occur?

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-When there is complete persistent occlusion which affects a large area of myocardium

49
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What is an NSTEMI?

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-Non ST Elevation MI

50
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When does an NSTEMI/unstable angina occur?

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-Brief partial occlusion affecting a small area of myocardium as collateral are present

51
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Describe the ischaemia and necrosis in STEMI and NSTEMI/unstable angina

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  • STEMI-> severe ischaemia with lots myocardial necrosis

- NSTEMI/unstable angina -> less severe ischaemia -> necrosis may or may not be present

52
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What is the difference between NSTEMI and unstable angina

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-Unstable angina there is ischaemia but no necrosis (ie no infarction)

53
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In which acute coronary syndromes are biomarkers present?

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  • STEMI

- NSTEMI

54
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In which leads does the ST elevation of a STEMI show in?

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-The leads facing the injured area

55
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What is the treatment of STEMI?

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  • emergency PCI if available

- If not available fibrinolysis

56
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What is the history of unstable angina?

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  • Acute worsening of stable angina
  • More frequent, severe and longer in duration with angina present at rest
  • Presence of risk factors
57
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What are the autonomic features of an MI?

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-Sweating, pallor, vomiting

58
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What two investigations are used to investigate acute coronary syndrome?

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  • ECG

- Cardiac biomarkers

59
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How is a STEMI differentiated from unstable angina or NSTEMI?

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  • ECG STEMI will have ST elevation

- ECG UA/NSTEMI will have ST depression or T wave inversion

60
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What are the most specific biomarkers of cardiac infarction?

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-cTnI and cTnT

61
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What is troponin?

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-Molecule involved in sliding filament model made of 3 subunits
TnI binds to actin
TnT binds to tropomyosin
TnC binds to Ca

62
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What do elevated levels of TnI and TnC in the blood indicate?

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-Myocardial infarction

63
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When do TnI and TnT levels peak?

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-approx 24hours (18-36 hours)

64
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How long after an MI does troponin start to rise?

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4 hours after onset of pain

65
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How long does troponin take to decline?

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-10-14 days

66
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Which creatine kinase enzyme is the cardiac isoenzyme?

67
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When does CK-MB begin to rise in MI?

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-3-8 hours after onset

68
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When does CK-MB peak after MI?

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-approx, 24 hours

69
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How long does CK-MB take to reduce to normal levels?

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-48-72 hours

70
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What 3 ECG changes occur in a STEMI?

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  • Q waves
  • ST elevation
  • T wave inversion
71
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Why do pathological Q waves occur?

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-Dead myocardium is used as a window for electrical activity, so electrical activity is not recorded from damaged myocardium, producing a downwards Q wave as depolarisation is away from the lead

72
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Describe pathological Q waves

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  • Wide -> >1 tiny square
  • Deep -> 25% of QRS complex
  • Not always followed by R wave if damage large
73
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How is a NSTEMI/UA treated?

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  • Prevention of extension of thrombus by antithrombotic (aspirin -> antiplatelet) and anticoagulative therapy
  • Early restoration of perfusion in partially occluded vessels
74
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Name some longterm drug treatments after MI

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  • Aspirin
  • Beta blocker
  • ACEI
  • Statin
75
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Name possible complications of an MI

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  • Sudden cardiac death (Ventricular fibrillation)
  • Arrythmias (sinus tachycardia due to pain, anxiety, heart failure/sinus bradycardia due to SA node ischaemia)
  • Heart block (1st, 2nd and 3rd degree due to AV node ischaemia)
  • Ventricular tachycardia -> re-entry circuits due to ischaemic tissue or increase in spontaneous depolarisation of damaged tissue)
76
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Simply, why does MI lead to heart failure?

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-Loss of myocardium = decreased contractility

77
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Why can MI cause cardiogenic shock?

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-When >40% myocardium infarcted, there is a severe decrease in CO and systolic BP drops below 90mmHG with inadequate tissue perfusion

78
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What are the possible cardiovascular causes of chest pain?

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  • Myocardial ischaemia
  • Pericarditis
  • Aortic dissection

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