Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Unstable Angina
- Definition
- Worsening of Stable angina
- New onset Chest pain
- Patho
- Coronary Thrombosis
- Consequence of endothelial injury and platelet aggregation
- Accumulation of atherosclerotic plaque in coronary arteries
- Embolizes into coronary arteries
- Ischemia of cardiac muscle
- Coronary Artery vasospasm
- Spasm obstructs blood flow through coronary artery
- Ischemia of surrounding muscle
- Myocardial Infarction
- STEMI
- NA+ - K+ pump fails
- Increase in lactic acid
- Leads to ST elevation d/t electrical conduction interruption
- Patho
- Death of cardiac muscle
- necrotic cells release Troponin and CPB