Coronary Artery Disease

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• Overview of Coronary Artery Disease
  • General references
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
    • Coronary atherosclerosis
    • Coronary artery spasm
    • Coronary artery dissection
  • Risk Factors
    • Risk factor references
  • Coronary Artery Anatomy
  • Treatment
    • Medical therapy
    • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
    • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references

• Angina Pectoris
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Unstable angina
  • Diagnosis
    • ECG
    • Stress testing
    • Coronary angiography
    • Imaging the coronary arteries
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Medications for angina
    • Revascularization
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Key Points

• Microvascular Angina
  • References

• Vasospastic Angina
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references

• Overview of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
  • Classification
  • Etiology
    • Myocardial infarction in the absence of coronary artery disease (MINOCA)
    • Etiology references
  • Pathophysiology
    • Myocardial dysfunction
    • Myocardial infarction (MI)
    • Electrical dysfunction
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Complications
  • Diagnosis
    • ECG
    • Cardiac biomarkers
    • Coronary angiography
    • Other tests
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Prehospital care
    • Hospital admission
    • Supportive care
    • Treatment references
  • Rehabilitation and Post-Discharge Treatment
    • Functional evaluation
    • Activity
    • Risk factor modification
    • Medications
    • Rehabilitation and post-discharge treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis reference
  • Key Points

• Unstable Angina
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • ECG
  • Cardiac biomarkers
  • Coronary angiography
  • Treatment
    • Prehospital care
    • Hospital admission
    • Pharmacologic treatment of unstable angina
    • Reperfusion therapy in unstable angina
    • Rehabilitation and post-discharge treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
  • Key Points

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI)
  • General reference
  • Pathophysiology
    • Infarct location
    • Infarct extent
    • Myocardial infarction in the absence of coronary artery disease (MINOCA)
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs references
  • Diagnosis
    • ECG
    • Cardiac biomarkers
    • Coronary angiography
    • Diagnosis reference
  • Treatment
    • Prehospital care
    • Hospital admission
    • Pharmacologic treatment of acute myocardial infarction
    • Reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction
    • Rehabilitation and post-discharge treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Key Points

• Complications of Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Sinus Node Disturbances
    • Sinus bradycardia
    • Sinus tachycardia
  • Atrial Arrhythmias
    • Atrial fibrillation
    • Atrial flutter
    • Atrial arrhythmia reference
  • Conduction Defects
    • Treatment of heart block following MI
  • Ventricular Arrhythmias
    • Ventricular tachycardia
    • Ventricular fibrillation
    • Ventricular arrhythmias reference
  • Heart Failure
  • Papillary Muscle Disorders
    • Papillary muscle disorders reference
  • Myocardial Rupture
  • Ventricular Aneurysm
  • Hypotension and Cardiogenic Shock
    • Hypotension
    • Cardiogenic shock
    • Hypotension and cardiogenic shock reference
  • Right Ventricular Ischemia or Infarction
  • Recurrent Ischemia
  • Mural Thrombosis
    • Mural thrombus references
  • Pericarditis
  • Post-MI Syndrome (Dressler Syndrome)

• Medications for Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • References
  • Antiplatelet Agents
    • Patients not undergoing revascularization
    • Patients undergoing revascularization
    • Antiplatelet agent reference
  • Anticoagulant Agents
    • Unfractionated heparin
    • Low molecular weight heparin
    • Choice of heparin
    • Heparin alternatives
    • Anticoagulants reference
  • Beta-Blockers
    • Beta-blocker reference
  • Nitrates
  • Fibrinolytics
    • Contraindications to fibrinolytic therapy
  • Other Medications
    • Other medications references

• Overview of Revascularization for Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Unstable Angina and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • General reference

• Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
  • Procedure
  • Stents
    • Types of stents
    • Stent reference
  • Anticoagulation and ancillary therapy
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
    • Thrombosis
    • Restenosis
    • Arterial dissection
    • Stroke
    • Complications reference

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
  • Traditional CABG Procedure
    • Complications of coronary artery bypass grafting
    • Traditional CABG procedure references
  • Alternative CABG Procedures
    • Off-pump CABG
    • Minimally invasive CABG
    • Alternative CABG procedures reference