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04.21 - Ischemic HD 1 (Nichols) Flashcards

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Ischemic Cardiac myocytes die after about

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20 minutes

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___ often triggers the acute coronary syndromes

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Thrombosis associated with a disrupted plaque

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2/3 of ruptured plaques are ___ stenotic or less before rupture

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50% (so they would be asymptomatic)

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3 Components of Coag Necrosis

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(1) Loss of Normal Cytoplasmic Striations; (2) Cytoplasmic Hypereosinophilia; (3) Nuclear changes

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4 features that are “more” in Reperfusion MI

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Contraction Band Necrosis, Macrophages, Interstitial Fibrosis, Patchy

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90% of Transmural MI’s are associated with

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Occlusive thrombosis superimposed on athersclerotic plaque with an acute change (disruption of plaque)

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Acute Coronary Syndrome is applied to

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Any of the 3 catastrophic manifestations of IHD: Unstable Angina, Acute MI, and SCD

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Additional benefit of statins in CAD and IHD

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Reduce plaque inflammation and increase stability

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Are myocytes with Myocytolysis viable?

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Yes, can be (but less effective)

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Asystole from MI is usually preceded by

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V Tach, then V Fib

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By 12-24 hours, infarct can be grossly ID’d how?

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Red-blue discoloration caused by stagnated, trapped blood

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Cardiac Rupture is more common in

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Females, Older patients, Hx of HTN, first MI, Anterior Wall

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Clinically significant coronary plaques tend to occur

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first few cm’s of LAD and LCX, and entire legnth of RCA

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Colors of Acute, Subacute, and Old MI

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Light brown, tain; Yellow; White

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Critical Stenosis

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70% of lumen

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Cut off for gross appearance of MI (no stain)

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12 hours

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Dead myocytes in classic MI show what type of necrosis?

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Coagulative

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Death of myocytes in transmural MI starts

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in the Subendocardial Zone, spreads to Subepicardial Zone

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Earliest finding of Classic MI

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Thin Wavy Myocytes (30minutes)

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ECG evidence of Ischemia includes

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ST-segment elevation and T-Wave Inversion

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Explanantion for why incidence of MI is highest between 6am-12pm

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Adrenergic stimulation with waking

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Extensive Nuclear Dust is a feature of infarcts of what age

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3-6 days old

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Fissure frequently occur at

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junction of fibrous cap and adjacent normal plaque-free arterial segment

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Fixed obstructions that occlude less than __ of a coronary vessel lumen tend to be asymptomatic

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70%

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How does Myocardial Ischemia contribute to arrhythmias
Electrical Instability
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How early can thin wavy myocytes appear as evidence of MI
30 minutes
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How long before dead cardiac muscle shows macroscopic manifestations of death?
12 hours
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How long does death of myocytes take in Transmural MI
3 hours
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How long does it take for dead myocytes to show microscopic evidence of death?
4 hours
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How much of ventricular thickenss has to be affected to classfiy as transmural
50%
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I, aVL, V5-V6
Lateral: Left Circumflex
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IHD is usually synomous with
CAD, unless otherwise specified
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II, III, aVF localize MI to where?
Inferior: Right Coronary
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In more than 90% of cases, IHD is a consequence of
Reduced Coronary Blood Flow secondary to obstructive atherosclerotic vascular disease
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In most patients, unstable angina, infarction, and often SCD occur b/c of
Abrupt plaque change followed by thrombosis
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Leading cause of mortality in US and developed nations
Ischemic HD
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Most common cause of death in elderly women?
IHD (menopause, and decline in estrogen, exacerbates CAD)
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Myocyte death leads to what type of necrosis
Coagulative
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Myocytolysis
Cytoplasmic clearing of contractile proteins; Seen in Thin Subendocardial layer of cardiac myocytes after infarct
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Occlusion of what coronary artery is most often responsible for MI
LAD (40-50%)
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Organizing thrombi produce potent activators of
SM proliferation
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Pain of Stable Angina
Crushing or squeezing, often radiating down left arm
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SCD in setting of myocardial ischemia is most often due to
V Fib caused by Myocardial Irritability (80-90% of cases)
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Severe ischemia lasting at least ___ causes irreversible damage
20-40 mintues
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Subendocardial Infarction vs Transmural
More likely to be patchy, have episodic extension, becoming more common
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Sudden Cardiac Death most commonly results from
a lethal arrhythmia without myocyte necrosis
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T/F: HF from MI is often sudden
False, rarely sudden
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T/F: Left and Right ventricular infarcts occur at comparable frequency
False, isolated right 1-3%
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T/F: Once an MI is healed, it is impossible to distinguish its age
True can be 8 weeks or 10 years old
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T/F: Plaque ruptures are often predicatble
FALSE
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T/F: Prinzmetal angina always occurs at atherosclerotic plaques
FALSE
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T/F: significant atherosclerosis and thrombosis of penetrating coronaries is also relatively common
FALSE
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T/F: Women have higher risk of MI during reproductive years?
False, protective effect
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The PDA usually arises from which other artery
RCA (90%), or LCX
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The vast majority of MI's are caused by
Acute Coronary Thrombosis
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Typcial ECG findings in Subendocardial Infarctions
Typically do not have ST elevation or Q waves
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Typical ECG findings in Transmural Infarctions
STEMI, negative Q wave, loss of R wave amplitude
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V1-V4 localize MI to where?
Anterior: LAD
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Vacuolated (cleared) cytoplasm =
Myocytolysis
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What causes destabilization of atherosclerotic plaque
Macrophage Metalloproteinase Secretion
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What causes Myocyte Vacuolization
Sublethal ischemia
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What color is a Subacute MI
Yellow
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What color is an Acute MI
Light brown to tan
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What color is an old MI
White
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What determines dominant vessel of heart
The one, either RCA or LCX, that gives of the PDA
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What does Coagulation necrosis look like histologically
Hypereosinophilia, Loss of Striations, Nuclear Chanes
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What is becoming more common than Transmural MI
Subendocardial Infarction
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What is Prinzmetal Angina
Caused by vessel spasm
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What is stable angina
Occuring predictably at certain levels of exertion
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What is the widow maker lesion
Occlusions in Left Main
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What is unstable angina
Occurs with progressively less exertion or even at rest
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What leads localize to LAD MI
V1-V4
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What leads localize to Left Circumflex (Lateral) MI?
I, AVL, V5-V6
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What leads localize to Right Coronary (Inferior) MI?
II, III, aVF
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What percent stenosis causes Unstable Angina
90%
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What serves as nidus for thrombus generation in most instances of MI
Disruption of pre-existing athersclerotic plaque
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What type of myocytes may be visible as early as half hour after infarct?
Dead thin wavy
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What types of plaques are more likely to rupture
Large atheromatous cores, or have thin overlying fibrous caps
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When are features of Coag Necrosis visible microscopicaly
4-12 hours
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When are infarcts ringed by hyperemic granulation tissue
10-14 days
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When can MI's be visualized grossly with vital stain
3 hours (LDH stain)
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When do Fibroblasts first enter in Classic MI
Day 4
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When do Lymphocytes first enter in Classic MI
day 2
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When do Macrophages first enter in classic MI
day 3
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When do neutrophils in acute MI begin contributing their breakdown debris
After a few days
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When does Acute Neutrophilic Response to Acute MI reach maximum
Around 2 days
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When does neovascularization occur in Classic MI?
Day 4, same as fibroblasts
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When is acute inflammation most prominent following MI
1-3 days after
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When is Cardiac Rupture most common following MI
5th day
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When is granulation tissue replacement most prominent
1-2 weeks after
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When is Neutrophilic Infilatration visible following Classic MI
6-12 hours
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When is wave of macrophages most prominent following MI
5-10 days after
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Where is the fibrous cap the thinnest
Junction of fibrous cap and adjacent normal plaque-free arterial segment
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Which are more affect by MI: blacks or whites?
Equal

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