Clases of Recommendations
Class I Class II Class II a
Evidence and/or general agreement that a given treatment or procedure is beneficial, useful and effective Conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefullness/efficacy of a given treatment or procedure Weight of evidence/opinion is in favour of usefullness/efficacy
Class II b
Class III
Levels of Evidence
Level of Evidence A
Data derived from multiple randomized clinical trials or meta-analyses Data derived from single randomized clinical trial or large non-randimized studies Consensus of the opinion of the experts and/or small studies, restropective studies, registries
Level of Evidence B
Level of Evidence C
The evaluation of the individual risk is the dynamic process that is to be updated as the clinical situation evolves
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A 12 leads ECG should be obtains in 10 minutes of first medical contact and immediately read by an experienced physician (I-C) Blood must be drawn promptly for troponin(cTnT or cTnI) measurement. The should available within 60 minutes (I-C). The test should be repeated after 6-12 hours if the initial test negative (I-A)
Estabilish risk score ( such as GRACE) should be implement ed for initial and subsequent risk assessment (I-B) An Echocardiogram is recommended to rule in/out differential diagnosis (I-C) In patients with recurrence of pain, normal ECG findings, and negative troponins tests, a noninvasive stress test for inducible ischaemia is recommended before disgharge (I-A)
INTRODUCTION
ANGINA NON ST ELEVATION AMI
ST ELEVATION AMI
ANGINA
Clinical syndrome characteristic by discomfort in the chest, jaw, shoulder, back or arms. typically elicited by exertion or emotional stress and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin Less typically epigastric area
Purpose of investigation
1) Confirmation of the presence of ischaemia in patients w/ suspected stable angina 2) Identification or exclusion of associated conditions or precipitating factors 3) Risk stratification 4) To plan treatment options 5) Evaluation of the efficacy of treatment
Unstable Angina
1) Rest angina 2) Rapidly increasing or crescendo angina Previously stable w/ rapid prograssive increase in severity 3) New onset angina rcent onset of severe angina w/ marked limitation of ordinary activity witjin 2 mo
Grading system
I. II. Canadian cardiovascular Society Duke Specific Activity Index
Class I II
III
IV
Inability to carry out any physical activity w/o discomfort or angina at rest
Sudden , unexpected cardiac death, involving cardiac arrest,often w/ symptoms suggestive myocardial ischaemia, and accompanied by presumably new STelevation, or new LBBB, and/or evidence of fresh thrombus by coronary angiography and/or at autopsy, but death occuring before blood sample could be obtained,or at time before the appearance cardiac biomarkers in the blood
Type 4a Type 4b
ECG
ST-elevation - New ST-elevation at J-point in two contiguous leads w/ the cut-off points : > 0,2 mV in men or - 0,15 mV in women in leads V2-V3 and/or - > 0,1 mV in other leads
T-inversion > 0,1 mV in two contiguous leads w/ prominent R Wave or R/S ratio > 1
DEFINITIONS
1.Patient with typical acute chest pain and persistent (>20 minutes) ST segment elevation (STE ACS ): - reflects an acute total coronary occlusion - theurapeutic is to achieve rapid, complete and sustained reperfusion by primary angioplasty or fibrinolytic therapy
2. Patients with acute chest pain but without persistent ST segmen elevation: - persistent or transient ST Segmen depression or T waves inversion, Flat T waves,pseudo-normalisation of T waves, or no ECG changes at presentation - working diagnosis based on measurement of TROPONINs - qualified as NSTEMI
Admission
Working Diagnosis ECG
Chest pain
Suspicion of Acute Corornary Syndrome Persistent ST- elevation ST/T Abnormalities Normal or Undetermined ECG Troponin Twice negative
Troponin positive
Treatment
Reperfusion
Invasive
Non-invasive
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
A LIFE THREATING MANIFESTATION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS Precipated by acute thrombosis Induced by ruptured or eroded athrerosclerotic plaque, w/ or w/o concomittant vasoconstriction sudden and critical reduction in blood flow Inflammation key pathophisiologic el_nt Rare cases : arteritis, trauma, dissection, thromb-embolism, congenital anomalies, cocaine abuse
Clinical symptoms
failure or dementia Retrosternal pressure or heaviness radiating to left arm,neck or jaw. Accompanied by diaphoresis, nausea, abdominal pain, dyspnoea, and syncope. Atypical presentation : epigastric pain, recent onset indigestion, stabbing chest pain, chest pain w/pleuritic features, or increasing dyspnoea. often observed in younger(25-4 yo) and older(> 75 yo), women, diabetes, chronic renal
Diagnostic tools
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Physical examination & clinical history Electrocardiogram Biochemicals markers Echocardiography Imaging of coronary anatomy
Physical examination
Frequently normal. Sign of heart failure Haemodynamic instability An important goal exclude non-cardiac causes
Biomarkers
TROPONINS : initial rise after 3 to 4 hours. Persist elevated for up 2 weeks after MI In NSTE-ACS over 48 to 72 hours Troponin elevation can be encountered in many conditions that do not constitute ACS D-dimer(pulmonary embolism) BNP/NT(dyspnoea, heart failure) Haemoglobin( anaemia), Leucocyte( inflammatory disease ) Markers of renal function
7.Pulmonary embolism, severe pulmonary hypertension 8. Hypothyroidism 9. Apical balooning syndrome 10 Chronic or acute renal dysfunction 11.Acute neurological disease including stroke, or subarachnoidal haemorrhage 12. Infiltrative disease eg amyloidosis, haemochromatosis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma 13. Drug toxicity, eg adriamycin, 5 FU, herceptin, snake venom 14. Burns, if affecting > 30 % of BSA 15.Rhadomyolisis 16.Criticall ill patients, especially w/ respiratory failure, or sepsis
Echocardiography
Recommended to detect wall motion abnormalities To rule out differential diagnosis Can identify ischaemia and myocardial viability Can diagnose healing or healed infarction
Differential diagnoses
Cardiac
Myocarditis Pericarditis Myopericarditis Cardiomyopathy Valvular disease Apical balooning (Tako-Tsubo syndr)
Pulmonary
Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary infarction Pneumonia Pleuritis Pneumothorax
Haematological
Sickle cell anaemia
Vascular
Aortic dissection Aortic aneurysm Aortic coarctation Cerebrovasc. Dis
Gastro-intestinal
Oesophageal spasm Oesophagitis Peptic ulcer Pancreatitis Cholecystitis
Orthopaedic
Cervical discophaty Rir Fracture Muscle injury/inflammation Costochondritis
Mortality in hospital and at 6 months in low, intermediate and high risk categories in registry populations according to the GRACE Risk Score
In-Hospital deaths(%)
Low
< 108
<1
Intermediate
High
Risk category (tertiles)
109-140
>140
GRACE Risk Score
1-3
>3
Post-discharge to 6 mo deaths(%)
Treatment
The management of NSTE-ACS includes five theuraphetic tools : Anti-ichemic agents Anticoagulants Antiplatelet agents Coronary revascularization Long-term management
Beta-blokers are recommended in the abcense of contraindication, particularly in patients w/ hypertension or tachycardia(I-B)
IV or oral nitrates are effective for symptom relief in the acute management of anginal episodes (I-C) CA blokers provide symptoms relief in patients already receiving nitrates and beta-blokers, they are useful in patients w/ contraindication to beta-blokade, and in the subgroup of patients w/ vasospastic angina (I-B) Nifedipine, or other dihydropyridines, should not be used unless combined w/ betablokers (III-B)
Recommendations of anticoagulan
Anticoagulan is recommended for all patients in addition to antiplatelet theraphy (I-A) Anticoagulan should be selected according to the risk of ischaemic and bleedings events (I-B) The choice depends in initial strategy urgent invasive, early invasive, or conservative strategies (I-B) In an urgent invasive strategy UFH (I-C), or enoxaparin (IIa-B) or bivaluridin (I-B) should be immediately started
Anti coagulant can be stopped within 24 hours of the invasive prosedure(IIa-C) . In a conservative strategy, fondaparinux, enoxaparin or other LMWH may be maintained up to hospital discharge (I-B)
Continued. In non-urgent situation, when decision whether to follow early invasive or conservative strategy is pending :
Fondaparinux is recommended on the basis of the most favorable efficacy/safety profile (I-A) Enoxaparin with less favourable/safety profile than fondaparinux should b use only if the bleeding risk is low (IIa-B) As efficacy/safety profile of LMWH (other than enoxaparin) or UFH relative to fondaparinux is unknown, these anticoagulantsncannot be recommended over fondaparinux (IIa-B) At PCI procedures the the initial anticoagulan should be mainted also during the procedure regarless whether this treatment is UFH (I-C), enoxaparin (IIa-B) or bivalurudin (I-B), while additional UFH in standart dose ( 50-100 IU/kg bolus) is necessary in case of fondaparinux (IIa-C)
For all patients, immediate 300 mg loading dose of clopidrogel is recommended, followed by 75 mg clopidrogel daily (I-A). Clopidrogel should be maintained for 12 months unless there is an excessive risk of bleeding (I-A) For all patients w/ contraindication to aspirin, clopidogrel should be given instead (I-B)
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In patients considered for an invasive procedure/PCI, a loading dose of 600 mg of clopidrogel may be used to achieved more rapid inhibition of platelet function (IIa-B) In patients pre-treated w/ clopidrogel who need to undergo CABG, surgery should be postponed for 5 days for clopidrogel withdrawl if clically feasible (IIa-C)
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GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors must be combined w/ an anticoagulan (I-A) Bivalirudin may be used as an alternative to GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors plus IFH/LMWH (IIa-B) When the anatomy is known and PCI is planned to be performed within 24 hours and using GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors, most secure evidence is for abciximab (IIa-B)
Emergency Care
Inial diagnosis of AMI :
History of chest pain/discomfort St segmen elevation or (presumed) new LBBB on admission ECG.Repeated ECG recordings often needed Elevated markers of myocardial necrosis ( CK-MB, troponins) Do not wait for the results to initiate reperfusion treatment 2D echo and perfusion scintigraphy helpful to rule out AMI
I
Reperfusion is indicated in all patients w/ history of chest pain/discomfort of < 12 hours and associated w/ ST_segment elevation or(presumed) new LBBB on the ECG
IIa
IIb
III
A
Primary PCI
Preferred treatment if performed by experienced team < 90 min after first medical contact Indicated for patients in shock and those w/ contraindication to fibrinolytic theraphy GP IIb/IIIa antagonist and primary PCI no stenting w/ stenting
X X
A C
X X
A A
Class
Fibrinolytic treatment
In the abcense of contraindication and if PCI can be performed in 90 minutes of first medcal contact by an experienced team, pharmacological reperfusion should be initited as soon as possible Choice of fibrinolytic agentsdepends on individual assessment of benefit and risk, avaiilability and cost In patients presenting late(> 4-8 hours after symptoms onset) a more fibrin spesific agent such astenecteplase or ateplase is preferred prehospital initiation of fibrinolytic theraphy if appropriate facillities exist Readministration of a non-immunogenic lytic agent if evidence of reocclusion and mechanical reperfusion not available If not already on aspirin 150 325 mg chewable aspirin ( no enteric coated tablets) w/ ateplase and reteplase a weight a djusted dose of heparin should be given w/early and
Level of Evidence
III
IIa
IIb
X
X X X X
B
B B A B
Relative TIA in preceding 6 month Oral anticoagulant theraphy Pregnancy or within 1 weekspost partum Non-compressible punctures Traumatic resuscitation Refractory hypertension( systolic BP > 180 mmHg) Advanced liver disease Infective endocarditis Active peptic ulcer
Alteplase
15 mg iv bolus 0,75 mg/ kg over 30 min Then 0,5 mg/ kg Over 60 min iv. Total dose dosage not to exceed 100 mg
10 U + 10 U iv bolus given 30 min apart Single iv bolus 30 mg if < 60 kg 35 mg if 60 to <70 kg 40 mg if 70 to <80 kg 45 mg if 80 to <90 kg 50 mg if >90 kg
Iv heparin For 24 to 48 h
Reteplase
Tenecteplase (TNK-tPA)
Heparin co-theraphy
Heparin : iv bolus 60 U/kg w/ a max of 4000 U
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Iv infusion 12 U ./kg for 24 to 48 h w/ a max of 1000 U/h. Target a PTT : 50-70 ms
____________________________________ aPTT to be moitored at 3, 6, 12, 24 h after starting treatment
Treatment of Shock
O2 Haemodynamic assessment w/ ballon floating catheter Inotropic agents : dopamine and dobutamine Ventilatory support if adequate oxygen tension Intraaortic balloon pump Consider left ventricular assist devices and early revascularisation
I
Aspirin : 150-325 mg( no enteric coated formulation) IV B Bloker: for all patients for whom it is not contraindicated Oral B-blokers ACE Inhitor : oral formulation on first day: -To all patients for whom it is not - contraindicated - To high-risk patients - Nitrates - Ca antagonist & Lidocaine
IIa
IIb
III
A
X X
X X X X
A A A B
High risk
Revascularise
No
X X
x x x x
X
x
X X X
Statins : I in spite of dietary measures total choletsterol > 190 mg/dl (5,06 mmol/l) and/or LDL cholesterol > 115 mg/dl (2,98 mmol/l)
Ca antagonist ( diltiazem or verapamil). If contraindication t betablokers and no heart failure Nitrates in absence of angina