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MCC NRB122 Cardiac

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Generic term for disorders of the heart and blood vessels Cardio Vascular Disease
Most common type of CVD and accounts for majority of the deaths Coronary Artery Disease
Left main coronary artery, anterior descending, circumflex, right coronary artery, posterior descending Coronary Arteries
Hardening of the arteries due to fatty deposits Atherosclerosis
insufficient O2 to cells hypoxia
decrease in arterial blood flow so that O2 supply to tissues is inadequate to meet needs; reversible Ischemia
death of tissue resulting from inadequate blood flow and O2 Infarction
Arteries are grown to compensate; arterial anastomsis or connections Collateral Circulation
When the lack of O2 supply is temporary and reversible Stable Angina
When the lack of O2 supply is prolonged and not immediately reversible ACS
Develops when demand for myocardial O2 exceeds ability of coronary arteries to supply heart with O2 Myocardial Ischemia
Non-invasive test using sound waves that observes A&P of heart Echocardiogram
Combines Echo and upper endoscopy, can see cardiac structures and anatomic detail not possible by transthoracic echo Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Records continuous EKG for 24-48 hours Holter Monitor
Determines LVEF (Left ventricular ejection fraction) and left ventricular wall motion. Can detect intracardiac shunts MUGA
CK-MB and Troponin T; following injury or infarction to organ, levels increase inproportion to organ's enzymes content and extent of injury Cardiac enzymes
Help rid body of newly formed cholesterol in blood Polyunsaturated fat
Blocks cholesterol production in liver; decrease LDL and triglycerides; statins HMG-CoA Reducase Inhibitors
Work in the intestines to lower LDL, helps increase HDL Bile acid binding resins
increase HDL, decrease LDL, need to take with meals; Fibrates
works in liver to decrease blood fats, triglycerides, LDL, and increase HDL Nicotinic Acid
inhibits intestinal absorption of cholesterol, decrease LDL, increase HDL Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor
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