PAT 20A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hmg-Coa Reductase, Ultrasonic Transducer, Metformin

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Pathotherapeutics
• Course: PAT 20A/B
• Professor: Beth Swart

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Pat20a week 8 objectives | abelle lumban & vina sumajit. Deine coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome. Review anatomy of the heart and blood supply to the heart prior to class. Coronary artery disease (cad): condiion that afect"s the heart"s arteries; includes the reducion in low of o2 and nutrients to the myocardium. Synonymous terms: arterioscleroic heart disease (ashd), cardiovascular heart disease (cvhd), ischemic heart disease (ihd), and coronary heart disease (chd) Type of blood vessel disorder categorized with atherosclerosis (begins as fat deposits harden w/ age) o. Atheromas have a preference for the coronary arteries. Acute coronary syndrome (acd): condiion of an unstable angina, non st-segment elevaion myocardial infarcion, and st-segment elevaion myocardial infarcion; develops with myocardial ischemia (o2 supply to the myocardium is diminished) Discuss the epidemiology of heart disease from ch. Atherosclerosis is the major cause of cad: deposit of cholesterol and lipids within inimal wall of artery. Tobacco use: hyperlipidemia, htn, diabetes, hyperhomocysteinemia o.