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8. Understand the Pain
S – central/sided
O – sudden/very sudden/gradual
C – pressure/stabbing/tearing
R - left arm/jaw/shoulders
A – nausea/vomiting/sweating/fear
T – last longer than 30 mins
E – exertion/position/GTN/morphine
S – out of 10
9. Presenting Complaint
72 year old gentleman
Sudden onset, 1 hour ago at rest
Central
Crushing
Nausea, no vomiting
Sweatiness
Worse when trying to walk towards his front door
Improved with GTN spray
Sometimes gets chest pain on climbing stairs
17. Investigations
Full set of observations
ECG
Routine Bloods – FBC, U&Es, LFTs, CRP,
Lipids, HbA1c, BNP, Troponin
Chest X-Ray
18. Stable Angina
Chest pain resulting from myocardial ischaemia that is
precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest.
CAUSES:
MOST COMMON – Atherosclerosis
RARE TYPES OF ANGINGA –
Decubitus Angina – symptoms occur when lying down
Prinzmetal Angina – symptoms caused by coronary vasospasm
Coronary Syndrome X – symptoms of angina with normal
exercise tolerance and normal coronary angiograms
21. Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiac symptoms caused by a sudden reduced blood
flow to the heart muscle.
Unstable Angina
NSTEMI
STEMI
22. Key Investigations
ECG
STEMI
ST elevation
New onset LBBB
Hyper acute T waves
NSTEMI/UA
ST depression,
T wave inversion
Troponin
STEMI or NSTEMI
A raised troponin suggests myocardial infarction
Unstable Angina
Does not have an elevated troponin
26. Where is the infarct?
Inferior (right coronary artery): II, III, aVF
Anterior (left anterior descending): V1-V4
Lateral (left circumflex): I, aVL, V5/6
Posterior (posterior descending): tall R wave + ST
depression in V1-3
27. STEMI Management
Immediately:
Morphine & Metoclopramide
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin 300mg STAT
Clopiodgrel 300mg STAT or Ticagrelor 180mg STAT
AIM OF STEMI TREATMENT: Coronary reperfusion either by PCI or fibrinolysis
Patient presenting < 12 hours from onset of symptoms
• Send to cathlab for PCI if it can happen within 120 mins of the time that
fibrinolysis could have been administered
Patient presenting > 12 hours from onset of symptoms
• Coronary angiography followed by PCI if indicated
28. Acute Coronary Syndrome
Long term management of STEMI
A – ACE Inhibitor
B – Beta blocker
C – Cholesterol lowering agent
D – Dual antiplatelet therapy
E – Echo to assess heart function
29. NSTEMI/UA Management
Immediately:
Morphine & Metoclopramide
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin 300mg STAT
Clopiodgrel 300mg STAT or Ticagrelor 180mg STAT
PLUS Fondaparinux 2.5mg daily – if low bleeding risk
unless coronary angiography planned
30. NSTEMI/UA Management
Risk stratify using GRACE score
High Risk
Coronary angiography within 72 hours
Low Risk
Conservative management and outpatient investigations (e.g.
angiography, echo, exercise ECG)
32. Complications of ACS
Sudden Death on PRAED Street
P – Pump Failure
R – Rupture of papillary muscle or septum
A – Aneurysm and arrhythmias
E – Embolism
D – Dressler’s Syndrome
34. OSCE Station: Midline Sternotomy
Valve Replacement (Tissue or Metallic)
Valve Repair
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Repair of a congenital defect
Heart transplant
35. A 72 year old lady attends the Emergency Department
complaining of breathlessness…
36. Presenting Complaint
2 day history of shortness of breath
Wheezy
Has had to sleep in her armchair
Woke up in middle of night feeling breathless
Reduced exercise tolerance
37. Past Medical Hx
Hypertension
T2DM
Raised cholesterol
MI 2015 – stent inserted
MI 2018 – coronary artery bypass graft
38. Drug Hx
Aspirin 75mg
Atorvastatin 20mg
Bisoprolol 5mg
Amlodipine 10mg
Furosemide 20mg recently started by GP
40. Social History
Lives with her son’s family
Stair lift
No carers
No smoking, no alcohol
41. Examination
Raised JVP (5cm)
Third heart sound
Peripheral oedema to the mid shin
Bilateral crackles to the midzone
42. Heart Failure
Failure of the heart to adequately meet the cardiac
output required to meet the body’s physiological
requirements
Acute v Chronic
52. Acute Heart Failure
Sit patient up
High flow oxygen 15L/min via non-rebreathe mask
IV Diuretics - Furosemide 40mg IV
If systolic > 90mmHg consider IV vasodilators such as GTN
If systolic < 90mmHg consider inotropes
Analgesia if required (e.g. small dose opiates)