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What is stable angina?

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Chest pain that arises with exertion or emotional stress

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What causes stable angina?

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Atherosclerosis of coronary rates with > 70% stenosis (causes symptoms); decreased blood flow is not able to meet the metabolic demands of the myocardium during exertion.

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What type of injury is stable angina?

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Represents reversible injury (cellular swelling) to myocytes (no necrosis)

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What does stable angina present as?

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Chest pain (

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What does the EKG show for stable angina?

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ST-segment depression due to subendocardial ischemia

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What relieves stable angina?

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Rest or Nitroglycerin (vasodilator of veins –> decreases preload!)

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What is unstable angina?

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Chest pain that occurs at rest

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What causes unstable angina?

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Due to rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque with thrombosis and INCOMPLETE occlusion of a coronary artery

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What type of injury is unstable angina?

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Reversible injury to myocytes (no necrosis)

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What does the EKG show for unstable angina?

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ST segment depression due to subendocardial ischemia

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What is used to treat unstable angina?

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Nitroglycerin

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What does unstable angina put you at high risk for?

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Myocardial infarction

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What is Prinzmetal angina?

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Episodic chest pain unrelated to exertion

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What causes Prinzmetal angina?

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Coronary artery vasospasm

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What type of injury does Prinzmetal angina cause?

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Reversible injury to myocytes (no necrosis)

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What does the EKG show in Prinzmetal angina?

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ST-segment elevation due to transmural ischemia (entire wall damage/block in blood flow)

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What can you use to treat Prinzmetal angina?

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Nitroglycerin or Calcium channel blockers (relives vasospasm by blocking Ca2+)

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What is myocardial infarction?

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Necrosis of cardiac myocytes

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What causes myocardial infarction?

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Usually due to rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque with thrombosis and complete occlusion of a coronary artery
(other causes include coronary artery vasospasm (due to Prinzmetal angina or cocaine use), emboli, and vasculitis (Kawasaki disease))

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What are symptoms of MI?

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Severe, crushing chest pain (>20 min) that radiates to left arm or jaw, diaphoresis and dyspnea (SOB - pulmonary congestion, anemia), symptoms NOT relieved by nitroglycerin

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What does infarction usually involve with MI?

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LV (RV and atria are usually spared)

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What does an LAD occlusion cause?

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Infarction of the anterior wall and anterior septum of LV

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What is the most commonly involved artery in MI?

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LAD - 45% of cases!

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What does occlusion of the RCA cause?

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Infarction of posterior wall, posterior septum and papillary muscles of LV (second most common infarct here)

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What does occlusion of the left circumflex cause?
Infarction of the lateral wall of the LV.
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What does the initial phase of infarction cause?
Subendocardial necrosis involving
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What happens after continued ischemia?
Transmural necrosis involving most of the myocardial wall (transmural infarction) -EKG shows ST-segment elevation
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What is Troponin?
Most sensitive and specific marker (gold standard) for MI.
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What is the timeline for Troponin?
Levels rise 2-4 hours after infarction, peak at 24 hours, and return to normal by 7-10 days.
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What is CK-MB?
Useful for detecting re-infarction that occurs days after initial MI. -CK-MB levels rise 4-6 hours after infarction, peak at 24 hours, return to normal by 72 hours
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What are the six treatments used for MI?
1. Aspirin and/or heparin - limits thrombosis 2. Supplemental O2 - minimizes ischemia 3. Nitrates - vasodilate veins and coronary arteries (veins --> dec preload) 4. Beta-blocker - Slows HR, decreasing O2 demand, and risk for arrhythmia 5. ACE inhibitor 6. Fibrinolysis or angioplasty - opens blocked vessel
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What two adverse side effects can reperfusion cause?
1. Contraction band necrosis | 2. Reperfusion injury
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What is contraction band necrosis?
Reperfusion of irreversibly-damaged cells results in calcium influx, leading to hyper contraction of myofibrils
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What is reperfusion injury?
-Return of oxygen and inflammatory cells may lead to free radical generation further damaging myocytes (why we continue to see elevated enzymes)
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What changes do you see in MI after
No gross changes No microscopic changes Complications: Cardiogenic shock (massive infarction), congestive heart failure, and arrhythmia
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What do you see in MI after 4-24 hours?
Gross: Dark discoloration Microscopic: Coagulative necrosis (nuclei removed from cells) Complications: Arrhythmia
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What do you see in MI after 1-3 days?
Gross: Yellow Pallor Microscopic: Neutrophils Complications: Fibrinous pericarditis (transmural)- presents as chest pain with friction rub!
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What do you see in MI after 4-7 days?
Gross: Yellow Pallor Microscopic: Macrophages (eat debris - cause wall weakness) Complications: Rupture of ventricular free wall (cardiac tamponade), inter ventricular septum (leads to shunt), or papillary muscle (leads to mitral insufficiency)
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What do you see in MI after 1-3 weeks?
Gross: Red border emerges as granulation tissue enters from edge of infarct. Microscopic: Granulation tissue with plump fibroblasts, collagen, and blood vessels
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What do you see in MI after Months?
Gross: White scar (not as strong as myocardium) Microscopic changes: Fibrosis Complications: Aneurysm (dilation of wall), mural thrombus or Dressler syndrome
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What is Dressler syndrome?
Pericarditis caused by autoimmune antibodies against pericardium (6-8 weeks after infarction)
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What is sudden cardiac death?
Unexpected death due to cardiac disease; occurs without symptoms or
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What usually causes sudden cardiac death?
Fatal ventricular arrhythmia
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What is the most common etiology for sudden cardiac death?
Acute ischemia - 90% of patients have preexisting severe atherosclerosis
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What are less common causes of sudden cardiac death?
Mitral valve prolapse Cardiomyopathy Cocaine abuse (w/vasospasm)
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What is Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease?
Poor myocardial function due to chronic ischemic damage (with or without infarction); progresses to congestive heart failure (CHF)

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