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Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Lecture notes of 7 pages for the course Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care at CPUT

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CARDIOVASCLILAR EMERGENCIES RISK FACTORS
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obesity
lask of physical activity
hypertension -
modifiable
ACUTE CARANARY SYNDROME >
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smoking
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES >
hyperlipidemia
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diabetes mellitus
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acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Sudden cardias death /SCD) sire amang the
most serious catastrophic of acute cardias disorders accounting for
hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide
, ANGINA YNSTABLE NSTEMI STEM/ >
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aging
non-
> genetic predisposition
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modifiable
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in most cases of AMI 3 in a majority of cases of SCD the underlying >
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male gender
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pathology is acute intraluminal coronary thrombus formation within a coronary LOW RISK HIGH RISK
artery leading to tatal or near-total acute caponary occlusion
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CAD -STALEANGIMaes
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the underlying pathophysiologis mechanisms for these syndromes begin with the
process of atherosclerosis which develops progresses for years prico
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to the
a sure event
CAD-ANGINA PECTORIS from
part of the ACS spectrum
not


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angina pectaris is most commonly caused by myocardial
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symptoms usually occur at a predictable level of
WHAT IS CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) ? isshaemia which results from a mismatch between exertion : O demand) O supply to the
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narrowing/blackage of the
saronary arteries myocardial bload flow (supply) Oz demand myocardium
caused by atherosclerosis -
Cam be divided into 3 categories : -
caused by a fixed calcifiedatherosclerotic
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can lead to
Angina or Myacardial Infarction >
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Stable plaque that does not completely occlude the
> unstable coronary vessel I still allow blood flow
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prinzmetal
SIGNS 3 SYMPTOMS
P : occurs with stress/exection ; relieved byoest/nitrates
substernal crushing or burning Smight think indigestion)


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CAD-PRINIMETAL'S (VARIANT) ANGINA may radiate to shoulder back jaw
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: mild to moderate pain
caused lasts = 2-5 minutes
by coronary artery
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spasm
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mild tachycardia
very rars
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often while anxious
at night sleeping
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occurs

classical normal
pts are presaminantly younger women who
may not have the ECG
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cardiovascular risk factors
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caused by :

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exposure
stress
to said weather
CAD LINSTABLE ANGINA -




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meds. that tighten/narrow blood vessels
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forms part of the ACS spectrum
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smaking
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caused by a ruptured
plaque formingI thoombus ,


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cacaine use
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this causes a partial occlusion of the coronary
relieved dotery leading toa blood flow 3 Ischaemia
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by nitoates ,

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no necrosis/infarct



SIGNS i SYMPTOMS
p. at rest , sleeping or minimal exertion ; not relieved by rest
or nitoates
substernal , crushing
: may
· radiate to shoulder ,
back jaw
anis
. moderatetosquee
5

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tachycardia
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anxious
dyspnea
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cold isalammy
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nauseg 3 vomiting
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ESG Changes




CA
CAD-STEMI
NO
are
very similar ,
with NSTEMI
biomar as
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caused by a ruptured plaque farming
, a thrombus -
caused by a
ruptured plaque , forming a thrombus
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causes complete osclusion of the coronary
a >
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causes a partial
osclusion of the coronary
artery,
artary leading to no blood flow ischaemia
, leading to↓ blood flaw ischaemia
> nesoosis/ infarst
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of transmural myosardium >
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necrosis/infarst of subendocardial myocardium
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ECG findings include ST elevation , new pathological
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ECG findings often include ST depression but do not
& waves abnormal T waves include new pathological a waves

, THE 12-LEAD ECG ECGGGESCTM
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ST
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septal (V1-2)
> anterior SV3-4)
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in contiguous lea.



> lateral
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(13aVL , US-6/
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inferior (II .I aVF)
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right ventricular /VI ,
V4R)
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posterior (VT-a)


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ABNORMAL T WAVES [
WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY LEADS ARE CONTIGLOUS ?
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contiguous leads are next to one another anatomically speaking
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T-wave inversions due to myocardial ischaemia >
they view the same general area of the heart
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ar infarction occur in contiguous leads based in addition any 2 precordial leads next to a n e another are contiguous
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an the anatomical location of the area of -
in other words V43 US are sontiguous even though V4 is an anterior
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is shaemia/infaction : lead & US is a lateral lead
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inferior > this
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makes sense when you consider that leads VLs VS are next
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lateral to each other on the patient's chest
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septal
· anterior



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hyperacute
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PATHOLOGCQ ue to acute mi




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inferiora Waves (I ,I alf),
with T-wave inversion due to
previous Mr




CORONARY ARTERY CULPRIT
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RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY
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supplies blood to :


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right atoium



STELLATION
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portions of both ventrisles
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SA AV mode

right ventricle
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st elevation
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inferior M1 with different morphology
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right ventricle ML
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posteriar MI

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LEFT CORONARY ARTERY STEMI PROGRESSION
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supplies bload to :

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left ventrisle
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left atrium
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intraventricular septum
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2 main branches :

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left anterior descending
Sircumflex
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anterior M1 SLAD)
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Septal (LAD)
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lateral (airsumflex]
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posterior 1 circumflex)

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