Coronary Artery Disease

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• Overview of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
  • Causes
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment
    • Percutaneous coronary intervention
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
    • Other techniques
  • Prevention
    • Smoking
    • Diet
    • Physical inactivity
    • Obesity
    • High cholesterol levels
    • High blood pressure
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • Aspirin

• Stable Angina
  • Causes
  • Unusual causes of angina
  • Classification
  • Symptoms
    • Silent ischemia
  • Diagnosis
    • Stress testing
    • Echocardiography
    • Coronary angiography
    • Coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography
    • Coronary calcium scoring
    • Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    • Continuous ECG monitoring
  • Treatment
    • Medication therapy for stable angina
    • Revascularization procedures for stable angina
  • Prognosis

• Acute Coronary Syndromes (Unstable Angina and Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction)
  • Causes
    • Classification
  • Symptoms
    • Complications
  • Diagnosis
    • Electrocardiography
    • Cardiac troponin
    • Coronary angiography
    • Other testing
  • Treatment
    • Medications given initially
    • Opening the arteries
    • Medications given later
    • General measures
    • Discharge
  • Rehabilitation
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention

• Medications for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
  • Antiplatelet medications
  • Anticoagulants
  • Nitrates
  • Opioids
  • Beta-blockers
  • Calcium channel blockers
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers
  • Statins and other cholesterol medications
  • Clot-dissolving medications
  • Ranolazine and ivabradine

• Complications of an Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Pumping problems
  • Rhythm problems
  • Pericarditis
  • Myocardial rupture
  • Ventricular aneurysm
  • Blood clots
  • Other problems