Coronary Anatomy
This artery runs in the anterior interventricular groove and supplies the from wall of the heart.
What is the left anterior descending (LAD) artery
This this, flexible wire is usually the first device advanced across a coronary lesion?
This pressure is measured in the right atrium and reflects preload
What is central venous pressure (CVP)
This type of MI shows ST elevation on an ECG
What is STEMI
This happens when your contrast injection goes subintimal instead of into the true lumen
What is a dissection
In most people, this artery gives rise to the posterior descending artery.
What is the right coronary artery (RCA)
This device is inflated to open a narrowed artery before stent placement
What is balloon catheter
This measurement compares pressure before and after a lesion to assess significance.
What is fractional flow reserve (FFR)
This condition involves narrowing of the aortic valve, increasing afterload.
This occurs when air is accidentally introduced in the coronary circulation
What is an air embolism
These diagonal branches come off this major coronary artery?
What is the LAD
This imaging modality uses sound waves inside the vessel to assess plaque and size
What is IVUS (intravascular ultrasound)
A normal left ventricular ejection fraction is typically above this percentage
What is 55%
This syndrome includes chest pain, ST changes, but no complete coronary occlusion.
What is NSTEMI
The monitor alarms, pressure drops, and the patient becomes unstable after a perforation- this life-threatening complication may be developing
Cardiac Tamponade
This artery primarily supplies the lateral wall of the left ventricle
What is the left circumflex artery (LCx)?
Drug- eluting versions of these devices release medication to reduce restenosis.
What is stent
This waveform feature represents atrial contraction in the RA pressure tracing
what is "a wave"
This condition results from the weakened heart muscle and reduced pumping ability.
What is cardiomyopathy
Your ACT comes back sub-therapeutic mid- PCI- this puts your patient at high risk for this acute complication
What is acute stent thrombosis
This term describes when the PDA arises from the LCx instead of the RCA
What is left dominance
This optical imaging technique provides high-resolution images using light.
What is OCT (optical coherence tomography)
This equation calculates cardiac output using oxygen consumption
What is the Fick principle
This life-threatening complication involves rupture of a coronary artery during PCI.
What is coronary perforation
You notice ST elevation and chest pain immediately after injecting into a clean artery- cause not by plaque, but by this transient phenomenon
What is coronary vasospasm