ACS 1 - intro

Question 1

pathology can occur in areas of low grade ? which have not previously caused ? type Sx

Unstable angina - occuring at ? or ? ? freq/ severity of existing angina
- pathology - ? of plaques - risk of subsequent vessel ? and acute ??

Answer 1

stenosis
angina
rest
sudden incr
fissuring
occlusion
MI

Question 2

Acute MI (STEMI/NSTEMI)
full arterial occlusion with diff patterns
90% - ? MI - infarct of one ? of ? wall, nearly always due to ? formation on a ?

Answer 2

regional - segment
ventricular
thrombus
plaque

Question 3

what is a regional subendocardial infarction and why might it occur?

Answer 3

if lysis of thrombus or strong collateral bl supply - infarct can be limited to most distal point from bl flow

Question 4

10% - ? subendocardial infarction - cause - ? hypoperfusion of ? coronary arteries - usually due to a ? episode in arteries already affected by ?

Answer 4

circumferential
general
all
hypotensive
atherosclerosis

Question 5

Dx of MI - what increases? additional categorisation based on ?
stemi = ??????
nstemi = ?????

Answer 5

serum trop
ECG
ST el, new LBBB
no st el, LBBB