Cardio Flashcards
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Definition of MI
Myocardial necrosis due to an occlusion of a coronary artery
3 conditions of ACS
STEMI
NSTEMI
Unstable angina
Definition of angina
Sudden acceleration of anginal symptoms on minimal activity
Pathophysiology of a STEMI
Vessel entirely occluded by plaque rupture and subsequent thrombus formation
Differentials for ACS
PE
Acute pericarditis
Aortic dissection
Pneumonia
GORD
Oesophageal spasm
Cholecystitis
MSK
Pancreatitis
GU
What is needed on an ECG for a STEMI?
> 2mm in two contigous chest leads
1mm in two or more limbs
What is a new onset LBBB with a typical history considered to be?
STEMI until proven otherwise
Diagnostic criteria of LBBB on ECG
Heart rhythm must be supraventricular in origin
QRS >120
QS or rS complex in lead V1
notched (M shaped) R wave in lead 6
The T wave should be deflected opposite the terminal deflection of the QRS complex; a concordant T wave may suggest ischaemia or MI
Partial blocks of the LBB - left anterior fasicular block and left posterior fasciular block; this refers to bifrucation of the LBB
NSTEMI includes
ST depression
T wave inversion
Troponin rise
In unstable angina - there may be ECG changes but no what?
No troponin rise
Physiology of troponin
Released by damaged myocardial cells
The level of troponin is directly related to the amount of cardiac damage and is assosiated with the likelihood of later adverse outcomes
Absaloute contradindications to thrombolysis
Active internal bleeding
Uncontrontrolable external bleeding
Recent head trauma (<2 weeks)
Suspected aortic dissection
Intracranial neoplasms
History of proved haemorrhagic stroke or cerebral infarct < 2 months ago
Uncontrollable high BP
Relative contraindications to thrombolysis
Traumatic prolonged CPR
Bleeding disorders
Recent surgery
Probable intracardiac thrombus (e.g. AF with mitral stenosis)
Active diabetic haemorrhagic retinopathy
Anticoagulation or INR > 1.8
Pregnancy
Complications of anterior infarctions
Late VT/VF
Left ventricular aneurysm
Left ventricular thrombus and systemic embolism (usually 1-3 weeks post MI)
Complete heart block (rare)
Ischaemic mitral regurg
Congestive cardiac failure
Cardiac rupture
VSD with septal rupture
Pericarditis and pericardial effusion
Complications of inferior infarctions
Higher re infarction rate
Inferior aneurysm with mitral regurg (rare)
PE (rare)
Complete heart block and other degrees of heart block
Papillary muscle dysfunction and MR
What is indicated in an anterior MI complicated by heart block?
Temporary pacing
What has happened when you get heart block post MI?
The ischaemic damage has disrupted the myocardial innervation from the nerves leading to abnormal myocardial contraction
Occlusion of which artery can cause complete heart block and why?
Right coronary artery
It is the dominant vessel which supplies the AVN and SA nodes
Possible origins of aberrant conductions
Atrial
Ventricular
Junctional (AV node)
Definition of AF
Supraventricular tachycardia (atrial arrythmia)
Assosiated with irregular, disorganised electrical activity, ineffective contraction of the atria, chaotic firing of the AV node and resulting irregular contractions of the ventricles
Defintion of paroszymal AF
Recurrent episodes lasting longer than 30 seconds but less than 7 days
What is used for pharmacological conversion of AF if no structural heart disease?
Amiodarone
Flecanide
What is warfarin?
A vitamin K antagonist
Virchows triad of VTE
Hypercoagulable state
Endotherlial damage
Blood stasis