Arteriosclerosis vs Atherosclerosis
This type of arterial disease involves the buildup of fatty plaque inside the vessel wall, causing stenosis.
What is atherosclerosis?
This term describes MI and other temporary diseases or conditions that have a definitive end.
What is acute?
This physiological change to the myocardium after an MI will decrease the patient's cardiac output.
What is stiffening and/or scarring?
This type of molecule damages the inner lining of blood vessels and can lead to atherosclerosis. (Hint: diabetes)
What is glucose?
This type of therapy is used to treat a patient with MI by breaking down the obstruction in the coronary artery.
What is thrombolytic therapy?
A large MI can acutely impair the left ventricular function and lead to this severe state characterized by hypotension and signs of low perfusion.
What is cardiogenic shock?
Outline the 4 steps in the development of atherosclerosis.
What is
1) fatty streak development
2) fibroatheroma generation
3) advanced fibroatheroma with fibrous cap
4) development of lesion due to rupture of cap?
These cardiac biomarkers, within hours of an MI, rise in the blood and indicate myocardial cell death.
What are troponin and CK-MB?
A loss of contractile myocardium will decrease the cardiac output and also cause a decrease in this ratio calculated by:
(Stroke Volume) / (end-diastolic volume) = ?
What is ejection fraction (EF)?