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    coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a group of conditions with clinical symptoms similar to acute myocardial ischemia, including pressure-like chest pain associated with nausea and sweating (1). It includes non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and unstable angina (UA). ACS patients are at increased risk of myocardial infarction and death, therefore, the moderate- to high-risk patients with ACS are treated with early cardiac catheterization

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    Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction There are three different types of an acute coronary syndrome. There is unstable angina, a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and there is a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A STEMI and NSTEMI are both deciphered as a myocardial infarction, or better known as a heart attack. The difference between the two is that a STEMI is a fully blocked coronary artery, and a NSTEMI is a partially blocked one. “A heart attack occurs when the blood

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    coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a group of conditions with clinical symptoms similar to acute myocardial ischemia, including pressure-like chest pain associated with nausea and sweating (1). It includes non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and unstable angina (UA). ACS patients are at increased risk of myocardial infarction and death, therefore, the moderate- to high-risk patients with ACS are treated with early cardiac catheterization

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    The heart is as yet performing at imperfect level; when resting blood hurries to lungs and which causes his heart failure worst; tolerant is additionally encountering paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea which includes shortness of breath when slaying down resting/sleeping; hoisting the head with pillows helps the patient rest. The term that best describes the pressure set upon Roger's heart is increased pre-load. Increased-preload, also called the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), is the

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    real severity of an actual heart attack despite the great acting skills portrayed . A heart attack can also be known as a myocardial infarction (MI), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute coronary syndrome, coronary thrombosis, or coronary occlusion, either way it is not good news. Over 1.2 million people in American have heart attacks with many of them resulting in death (Heart attack, 2011). A heart attack is a serious life threatening condition that needs to be treated quickly. Risk factors

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, the cause of death to be roughly 720,000 citizens in the United States die from cardiovascular disease each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.) Deaths’ relating to cardiovascular disease have slightly dropped annually since the 1980’s. Coronary artery disease is the most prevalent type of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. and it kills around 400,000 Americans annually (Murphy, Xu, Kochanek, 2013.) Statistics like

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    Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest heart disease in the United States1. Approximately, 29% of patients with Myocardial Infarction ( MI ) present with ST- elevation Myocardial Infarction ( STEMI )2. STEMI is the result of complete occlusion of a major epicardial coronary artery due to thrombus formation. STEMI from a small coronary artery presenting as substantial EKG abnormalities similar to occlusion of a major artery and hemodynamic instability is a rare entity. The epidemiology, typical

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    food, smoker of 35years and led a sedentary lifestyle. Discharge medications prescribed include aspirin, metoprolol, an ACE inhibitor (perindopril) and a statin (simvastatin) Question 1 Clearly differentiate the pathophysiology of angina and myocardial infarction, including signs and symptoms. (5 marks) Angina Pectoris Angina Pectoris is a disorder described by episodes of pain when the supply of oxygen to the heart is inadequate to meet the needs of the heart (Bruyninckx 2011). Hypoxia can be the

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    an acute myocardial infarction (MI) and other comorbidities from the original presentation of symptoms through outpatient rehabilitation. A physiologic basis of an acute myocardial infarction and relation to chronic comorbidities will be explored followed by the various stages of patient care. The CDC estimates that roughly 610,000 Americans die each year from an acute myocardial infarction and is the number one cause of death amongst men and women.1 Myocardial infarction (MI) stems from the occlusion

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    2015 Definition of Disease: Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease and the #1 cause of death for both men and women in the United States resulting in about 375,000 deaths a year. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2014). This disease refers to “any vascular disorder that arrows or occludes the coronary arteries leading to myocardial ischemia” (Huether & McCane, 2012). It occurs when the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart becomes hardened

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