Vascular Disease
Vascular Disease HYPERTENSION Classification Category Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) Normal <120 <80 Pre-HTN 120-139 80-89 Stage 1 HTN 140-159 90-99 Stage 2 HTN ≥160 ≥100 Average ≥2 measurements >1-2 min…
Arrhythmias
Arrhythmias BRADYCARDIA AND AV BLOCK BRADYCARDIAS Sinus bradycardia (SB) (NEJM 2000;342:703) Etiologies: meds (incl βB, CCB, amio, Li, dig), → vagal tone (incl. in athletes, sleep, IMI), metabolic (hypoxia, sepsis,…
Myocardial, Valvular, and Pericardial Disease
Myocardial, Valvular, and Pericardial Disease HEART FAILURE Definitions (Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 10th ed., 2014) Failure of heart to pump blood forward at sufficient rate to meet metabolic demands of peripheral…
Coronary Disease
Coronary Disease ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY Approach (a systematic approach is vital) Rate (? tachy or brady) Rhythm (? P waves, ? relationship between P and QRS, ? regular) Intervals (PR, QRS, QT)…
Arrhythmias
Arrhythmias BRADYCARDIA AND AV BLOCK BRADYCARDIAS Sinus bradycardia (SB) (NEJM 2000;342:703) Etiologies: meds (incl βB, CCB, amio, Li, dig), → vagal tone (incl. in athletes, sleep, IMI), metabolic (hypoxia, sepsis,…
Vascular Disease
Vascular Disease HYPERTENSION Classification Category Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) Normal <120 <80 Pre-HTN 120-139 80-89 Stage 1 HTN 140-159 90-99 Stage 2 HTN ≥160 ≥100 Average ≥2 measurements >1-2 min…
Myocardial, Valvular, and Pericardial Disease
Myocardial, Valvular, and Pericardial Disease HEART FAILURE Definitions (Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 10th ed., 2014) Failure of heart to pump blood forward at sufficient rate to meet metabolic demands of peripheral…
Coronary Disease
Coronary Disease ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY Approach (a systematic approach is vital) Rate (? tachy or brady) Rhythm (? P waves, ? relationship between P and QRS, ? regular) Intervals (PR, QRS, QT)…
