Slide set 7 Flashcards
What is the levine sign
Someone gripping chest in pain
Risk factors for atheroscelrosis (8)
Smoking HTN Dyslipidemia Male Age FamHx DM Obesity
Coronary arteries represent how much of total CO
5%
When coronary artery flow decreases with exercise how stenotic is it
70% Stenotic
When coronary artery flow decreases with rest how stenotic is it
90% Stenotic
Atherosclerosis is defined as
Chronic inflammatory D/O that leads to hardening of the arteries
Ischemic heart disease defined as
Imbalance of supply and demand of blood/O2 to a portion of myocardium
Angina is defined as
chest pain induced by ischemia
Anginal equivalants
In a chest pain free pt the pt experiences SOB, Sweating, Nausea, Claudication, syncope, edema, fatigue
NL arterial wall is compsed of
I-M-A (Intima-Media-Adventitia) Endothelial cells Smooth Muscle cells Extracellular matrix
Atherosclerotic fatty streak is
Endothelial dysfunction Lipoprotein entry/modification WBC recruitment (macrophages) Foam cell formation
Plaque progression is
Fatty streak + smooth muscle recruitment and matrix metabolism
O2 content is determined by
Hgb concentraiton and sys oxygenation
Myocardial oxygenation SUPPLY relies on
Oxygen content and coronary blood flow
Coronary perfusion occurs in what phase
Diastole
Coronary blood flow relies on
Coronary perfusion pressure and coronary vascular resistance
Perfusion pressure can be approximated by
Aortic Diastolic pressure
If aortic DBP is decreased what happens to myocardial oxygenation
Myocardial oxygenation decreases due to decreased coronary artery perfuson
Coronary vascular resistance is determined by
External compression forces Intrinsic regulation
Coronary vascular resistance intrinsic regulators are due to
Local metabolites Endothelium (V-dil/V-con substances) Neural innervation
Coronary artery Vasodilators
Nitric Oxide Prostacyclin Endothelium derived polarizing factor
Coronary artery Vasoconstrictors
Endothelin 1
Coronary vasculature is innervated by
SNS with both alpha and beta2 receptors
Myocardial oxygen DEMAND is determined by
Wall stress Contractility HR
Heart wall stress is directly related to
Systolic ventricular pressure
Heart wall stress is inversely related to
Ventricular wall thickness
An increased HR does what to O2 Supply and demand
Increases O2 consumption = demand
Contractility effects supply and demand how
Increases O2 consumption = demand
What is the primary reason for ischemia when concerning vasculature
Inappropriate vasoconstriction due to metabolites and damage - not the narrowing
Lossing antithrombic properties in the blood vessels causes
A decrease in NO and Prostacyclin promoting platelt aggravation
What are the three basic consequences of Ischemic heart DZ
Myocardial injury Acute Symptoms Myocardial necrosis leading to MI
What are the 2 forms of myocardial injury
Stunned myocardium Hibernating myocardium
Acute symptoms of ischemic heart DZ include
(Un)Stable angina Variant Angina (AKA prinzmetal angina) Cardiac syndrome X
Myocardial necrosis can manifest as
Irreversible Symptomatic ischemia Silent ichemia
Variant (Prinzmetal) angina is
Coronary artery spasm occuring at rest
Cardiac syndrome X is
Classic Angina, CP, or ischemia during exercise stress test but with no occlusion or atherosclerosis
Stunned myocardium is
Short term total/near total reduction of coronary blood flow but is restablished and results in LV dysfx
Hibernating myocardium is
Basically your chronic stable angina patients. Persistantly impaired myocardial/LV function at rest but restored with improved blood flow or reducing O2 demand
What protective mechanism can you see with chronic stable angina pts
Low EF
Hibernating myocardium may require what dx test
PET or Dobutamine echo to determine perfusion ability