CAD
The #1 cause of death in the US
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Ss in SODDA
What is Stress, Smoking, Sedentary?
The umbrella term ACS encompasses which conditions
What is Unstable Angina, NSTEMI and STEMI?
This type of angina occurs with physical exertion or emotional stress and resolves with rest.
What is stable angina?
This class of drugs is first-line for reducing heart rate and myocardial oxygen demand in stable angina.
What are beta blockers?
This is the most common initial presenting symptom of CAD
What is chest pain?
This is the most common modifiable risk factor for CAD and a primary target of preventive treatment.
What is hypertension?
This type of ACS does not show ST elevation on ECG but does have elevated cardiac biomarkers.
What is NSTEMI?
Occurs unpredictably at rest and is associated with transient ST elevation is classified as this.
What is Prinzmetal's Angina?
This medication class dilates veins, reducing preload and relieving angina symptoms.
What are nitrates?
This cardiac biomarker, when elevated, is the most specific indicator of myocardial injury.
What is Troponin?
This chronic metabolic disease doubles the risk of CAD and is associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications.
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
This ECG finding is the hallmark of a transmural infarction.
What is ST segment elevation?
This diagnostic test is commonly used to evaluate chest pain in stable angina.
What is exercise stress test?
This revascularization procedure involves device to keep the artery open.
What is coronary artery stenting?
Atherosclerosis typically begins with damage to this layer of the arterial wall.
What is the endothelium?
This non-modifiable risk factor significantly increases CAD risk
What is family history?
This mnemonic represents the initial treatment steps for suspected ACS in the emergency department.
What is MONA-BASH?
This key physiological imbalance between oxygen supply and demand is the underlying cause of anginal chest pain.
What is myocardial ischemia?
This surgical treatment for angina involves grafting arteries or veins to bypass blocked coronary arteries.
What is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)?
This mechanism explains how atherosclerotic plaques can suddenly lead to an acute coronary syndrome without significant prior symptoms.
What is plaque rupture?
Abdominal obesity, Triglycerides >150mg/dl,HTN
What are three elements of Metabolic Syndrome?
This mnemonic represents the initial treatment steps for suspected ACS in the emergency department.
What is PCI?
This imaging test is considered the gold standard for visualizing coronary artery anatomy and assessing the severity of stenosis.
What is coronary angiography?
This medication class improves exercise tolerance in chronic stable angina by decreasing intracellular sodium and calcium overload without affecting heart rate or blood pressure.
What is ranolazine?