Myocardial Infarction (MI) / Unstable Angina Quiz
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Osler Jay Justo Guzon, MD (Cardiology)
Dr. Guzon graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine with a BLA and MD. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Louis University before a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has since working as an invasive cardiologist with a particular interest in preventative medicine and cardiometabolic disease. Over the past several years, Dr. Guzon has served on the speaker bureaus of AstraZeneca, Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Aralez.
Tatsuya Shiraishi, MD (Cardiology)
Dr. Shiraishi graduated from the Kyoto University School of Medicine. He worked as a cardiologist at Edogawa Hospital, and after joining Ubie, he became the Director of East Nihonbashi Internal Medicine Clinic.
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What is Myocardial Infarction (MI) / Unstable Angina?
These are often grouped together under the term "Acute Coronary Syndrome" (ACS) and are potentially life-threatening. This occurs when a blood vessel supplying the heart is blocked, usually by a blood clot. Risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, a sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, and a family history of cardiovascular diseases (e.g., stroke, heart disease).
Typical Symptoms of Myocardial Infarction (MI) / Unstable Angina
Stomach pain or tummy ache in a specific place
Hands and feet turned pale and blue
Difficulty breathing when lying down, which improves when sitting up
Left-sided chest pain
Similar chest pain to the previous heart attack
Kidney failure on dialysis
Losing consciousness during a physical activity
Hands and feet are cold
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Myocardial Infarction (MI) / Unstable Angina
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is your stomach pain localized to one specific area?
Is your skin colored either purple or blue?
Do you have trouble breathing when lying down that gets better when you sit up?
Do you have pain on the left side of your chest?
Is your chest pain similar to your previous heart attack?
Treatmentof Myocardial Infarction (MI) / Unstable Angina
This is a medical emergency and requires prompt medical attention in the hospital. Treatment aims to restore blood supply to the heart with medication to reduce blood clot size, prevent clot formation, and reduce the workload of the heart. Surgery or procedures are performed to open up the blocked artery supplying the heart or reroute blood around the blocked area.
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Braunwald E, Morrow DA. Unstable angina: is it time for a requiem? Circulation. 2013 Jun 18;127(24):2452-7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001258. PMID: 23775194.
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Wallace WA, Richeson JF, Yu PN. Unstable angina pectoris. Clin Cardiol. 1990 Oct;13(10):679-86. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960131002. PMID: 2257708.
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Reviewed By:
Osler Jay Justo Guzon, MD (Cardiology)
Dr. Guzon graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine with a BLA and MD. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Louis University before a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has since working as an invasive cardiologist with a particular interest in preventative medicine and cardiometabolic disease. Over the past several years, Dr. Guzon has served on the speaker bureaus of AstraZeneca, Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Aralez.
Tatsuya Shiraishi, MD (Cardiology)
Dr. Shiraishi graduated from the Kyoto University School of Medicine. He worked as a cardiologist at Edogawa Hospital, and after joining Ubie, he became the Director of East Nihonbashi Internal Medicine Clinic.
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