Coronary Artery Disease

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

• Stable Angina
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Unstable angina
    • Symptoms and signs references
  • Diagnosis
    • ECG
    • Stress testing
    • Noninvasive imaging of the coronary arteries
    • Coronary angiography
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Acute symptom management
    • Risk modification
    • Medications for stable angina
    • Revascularization
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Key Points

• Microvascular Angina
  • References

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

• Overview of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
  • Classification
    • General references
  • Etiology
    • Myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA)
    • Etiology references
  • Pathophysiology
    • Myocardial dysfunction
    • Myocardial infarction (MI)
    • Electrical dysfunction
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Complications
  • Diagnosis
    • ECG
    • Cardiac troponin
    • Coronary angiography
    • Other tests
    • Risk stratification and management strategy for NSTE-ACS
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Prehospital care
    • Hospital admission
    • Supportive care
    • Treatment references
  • Post-ACS Treatment and Rehabilitation
    • Medications
    • Functional evaluation
    • Activity
    • Risk factor modification
    • Post-ACS treatment and rehabilitation references
  • Key Points

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

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI)
  • General references
  • Pathophysiology
    • Infarct location
    • Infarct extent
    • Myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA)
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs references
  • Diagnosis
    • ECG
    • Cardiac troponin
    • Coronary angiography
    • Diagnosis references
  • 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

• Medications for Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • General references
  • Antiplatelet Agents
    • Patients not undergoing revascularization
    • Patients undergoing revascularization
    • Antiplatelet agent references
  • Anticoagulants
    • Unfractionated heparin
    • Low molecular weight heparin
    • Heparin alternatives
    • Oral anticoagulants
    • Anticoagulants references
  • Beta-Blockers
    • Beta-blocker references
  • Nitrates
    • Nitrates references
  • Fibrinolytics
    • Contraindications to fibrinolytic therapy
    • Fibrinolytics references
  • 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
  • References

• Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
  • Procedure
    • PCI procedure references
  • Stents
    • Types of stents
    • Stent references
  • Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy
    • Anticoagulation references
  • Contraindications
    • Contradictions references
  • Complications
    • Thrombosis
    • Restenosis
    • Arterial dissection
    • Stroke
    • Complications references

• 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 references

• Complications of Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • General reference
  • Electrical Dysfunction
    • Ventricular Arrhythmias
    • Sinus Node Disturbances
    • Atrial Arrhythmias
    • Conduction Defects
  • Hypotension, Cardiogenic Shock, and Heart Failure
    • Hypotension
    • Right Ventricular Ischemia or Infarction
    • Cardiogenic Shock
    • Heart Failure
  • Mechanical Dysfunction
    • Papillary Muscle Disorders
    • Myocardial Rupture
    • Ventricular Aneurysm and Pseudoaneurysm
  • Thrombotic Complications
    • Recurrent Ischemia
    • Mural Thrombosis
  • Inflammatory Complications
    • Pericarditis
    • Post-MI Syndrome (Dressler Syndrome)