Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders
ACE Inhibitors - ✅✅
-Medications like Lisinopril, Ramipril to lower BP
and reduce heart workload
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) - ✅✅-Includes unstable angina and
MI, caused by inflammatory processes
Aneurysm -✅✅-Balloon-like bulge in vessel, can lead to rupture
Angina - ✅✅-Chest pain due to ischemia, with stable and unstable
forms, as well as variant and microvascular types
Ankle-brachial Index (ABI) - ✅✅-Ratio of leg systolic pressure to arm
systolic pressure, used in PAD diagnosis
Anti-ischemic Agent - ✅✅-Medication Ranexa used for CAD treatment
Antiplatelets - ✅✅-Medications like Plavix, Brilinta to inhibit platelet
activation
Aortic Aneurysm -✅✅-Bulging in aorta, can be thoracic or abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm Symptoms - ✅✅-May be asymptomatic or present
with back or abdominal pain
Aortic Dissection - ✅✅
-Tear in aortic wall, blood tracks between layers,
may occlude branches
Aortic Dissection Complications - ✅✅-Include cardiac tamponade,
aorta rupture, and organ ischemia
Aortic Dissection Signs - ✅✅-Sudden, severe chest pain, weakened
pulses, decreased LOC
Arteriosclerosis - ✅✅ -Thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification of
arterial walls; part of aging
ACE Inhibitors - ✅✅
-Medications like Lisinopril, Ramipril to lower BP
and reduce heart workload
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) - ✅✅-Includes unstable angina and
MI, caused by inflammatory processes
Aneurysm -✅✅-Balloon-like bulge in vessel, can lead to rupture
Angina - ✅✅-Chest pain due to ischemia, with stable and unstable
forms, as well as variant and microvascular types
Ankle-brachial Index (ABI) - ✅✅-Ratio of leg systolic pressure to arm
systolic pressure, used in PAD diagnosis
Anti-ischemic Agent - ✅✅-Medication Ranexa used for CAD treatment
Antiplatelets - ✅✅-Medications like Plavix, Brilinta to inhibit platelet
activation
Aortic Aneurysm -✅✅-Bulging in aorta, can be thoracic or abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm Symptoms - ✅✅-May be asymptomatic or present
with back or abdominal pain
Aortic Dissection - ✅✅
-Tear in aortic wall, blood tracks between layers,
may occlude branches
Aortic Dissection Complications - ✅✅-Include cardiac tamponade,
aorta rupture, and organ ischemia
Aortic Dissection Signs - ✅✅-Sudden, severe chest pain, weakened
pulses, decreased LOC
Arteriosclerosis - ✅✅ -Thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification of
arterial walls; part of aging
