Unstable angina/ NSTEMI resident survival guide

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Definition

Unstable angina is an unexpected chest pain that starts while resting or sleeping and could get worse with time, lasting at least 20 minutes up to half an hour. It is caused by a temporary reduced blood flow, resulting in a decreased of oxygen supply to the myocardial tissue.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

  • Reduced myocardial perfussion
  • Mycordial infarction
  • Cocaine-associated mycoardial infarction[1]

Common Causes

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Non-occlusive thrombus

Management

Diagnostic Approach

Shown below is an algorithm depicting the diagnostic approach to unstable angina from the "2012 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction [2]

Characterize the symptoms:

❑Chest pain

❑ At rest
❑ Duration> 20 minutes
❑ Absence of physical exertion
❑ No relief with rest
❑ Worse with time

❑ Nausea
❑ Vomiting

❑ Sweating
 
 
 
 
 
Obtain a detailed history:

❑ Age
❑ Previous MI
❑ Previous PCI or CABG
❑ Cardiac risk factors:

❑ Hypertension
❑ Diabetes
❑ Hypercholesterolemia
❑ Tobacco use
 
 
 
 
 
Examine the patient:

❑ Measure blood pressure
❑ Measure heart rate
❑ Auscultation of murmurs

❑ CHF
 
 
 
 
 
Order labs and tests:

❑ EKG
❑ Bio-markers

❑ Troponin I
❑ CK-MB

❑ Creatinine
❑ Glucose

❑ Hemoglobin

Therapeutic Approach

Shown below is an algorithm depicting the therapeutic approach to unstable angina from the "2012 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction [2]

 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Treatment
❑ Administer 300mg Aspirin[3]

❑ Administer Oxygen in patients with saturation <90%
❑ Administer sub-lingual Nitroglycerine, (0.4 - 0.8mg)[4]
❑ Administer Morphine IV (initial dose 2-4 mg with increments of 2-8mg every 5 to 15 minutes)
❑ Administer Beta-blockers (unless contraindicated)
❑ Administer Statins

Atorvastatin, (80mg )
❑ Initiate Antithrombotic therapy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Determine the risk of adverse coronary event

TIMI Score

HEART Score
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low risk
Initial conservative strategy
 
 
 
 
 
High risk
Initial invasive strategy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Administer P2Y12 receptor inhibitors
Clopidogrel (300mg)
Ticagrelor (180mg)
Prasugrel (60mg)

❑ Administer Antithrombotic treatment

Fondaparinux
UFH in case of renal failure.[5]
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Administer IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors
Eptifibatide
Tirofiban
OR
❑ Administer Bivalirudin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurrent symptoms?
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Perform an Angiography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurrence of symptoms
Heart failure
❑ Serious arrhythmia
❑ Subsequent ischemia
 
No recurrent symptoms
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Perform an Angiography
 
❑ Perform a Stress test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low Risk
 
High Risk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Perform an Angiography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Continue Aspirin for life
❑ Continue P2Y12 receptor inhibitors (for 12 months)
Clopidogrel (75mg once a day)
Ticagrelor (90mg twice a day)
Prasugrel (10mg once a day)

❑ Discontinue GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors
❑ Continue Antithrombotic therapy (for 8 days and then discontinue)

UFH(for 48hrs)
Enoxaparin
Fondaparinux (up to 8 days)
 
 
 
 
 
 


Management following Angiography

 
 
 
 
 
Findings on Angiography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Negative
 
 
 
 
 
Positive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PCI
 
CABG
 
Medical treatment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
❑ Continue Aspirin for life
❑ Continue P2Y12 receptor inhibitors (for 12 months)
Clopidogrel (75mg once a day)
Ticagrelor (90mg twice a day)
Prasugrel (10mg once a day)

❑ Discontinue GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors
❑ Continue Antithrombotic therapy

UFH(for 48hrs)
Enoxaparin
Fondaparinux (up to 8 days)
 
❑ Administer Aspirin for life
Administer P2Y12 receptor inhibitor (if not initially started)
Clopidogrel (75mg once a day)
Ticagrelor (90mg twice a day)
Prasugrel (10mg once a day)

❑ Administer Antithrombotic therapy

UFH(50-100 units/kg)
 

❑ Continue Aspirin
❑ Discontinue IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors (4 hrs before)
Antithrombotic therapy

❑ Continue UFH
❑ Discontinue Enoxaparin (12-24 hrs before)
❑ Discontinue Fondaparinux (12-24 hrs before)
❑ Discontinue Bivalirudin (3 hrs before)
 
❑ Continue Aspirin

❑ Continue a loading dose of P2Y12 receptor inhibitors (if not given before angiography)

Clopidogrel (600mg)
Prasugrel (60mg)
Ticagrelor (180mg)

❑ Discontinue IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors if started before Angiography
❑ Manage Antithrombotic therapy:

❑ Continue IV UFH, if given before angiography (for 48 hrs or until discharge)
❑ Continue Enoxaparin for entire hospital stay, if given before Angiography (up to 8 days)
❑ Continue Fondaparinux for entire hospital stay, if given before Angiography (up to 8 days)
❑ Discontinue Bivalirudin or continue,if given before Angiography (0.25mg/kg per hr for up to 72hrs)
 
 
 

Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Risk Score

 
 
 
 
 
Adults 65 years and older

Previous coronary artery stenosis > 50%

  • Cardiac catherterization
  • Angioplasty or stent
  • Bypass
  • Myocardial infraction

Cardiac risk factors - three or more

  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • High cholesterol
  • MI in family history
  • Tobacco history

Use of aspirin the previous week


Anginal events (two or more) in the previous day


ST segment alteration (>1mm elevation or depression)


Cardio bio-markers elevated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

HEART Risk Score[4]

Factors Degree Score
History Highly suspicious

Moderately suspicious


Slightly suspicious

2

1


0

EGC Significant ST depression

Non-specific repolarisation disturbance


Normal

2

1


0

Age >65 years

45-65 years


<45 years

2

1


0

Risk Factors > 3 risk factors or history of atherosclerotic disease

1 or 2 risk factors


No risk factors

2

1


0

Troponin >3x the normal limit

1-3x the normal limit


< the normal limit

2

1


0

TOTAL
























Do´s

  • Administer 300 mg of clopidogrel as initial treatment instead of aspirin in case of gastrointestinal intolerance of hypersensitivity reaction.
  • Oxygen must be administered in patients with arteria saturation less than 90% or in respiratory distress [6]
  • Administer sublingual nitroglycerin in patients with ischemic chest pain. IV should be administer in patients with persistent chest pain after three sublingual nitroglycerins. [7]
  • Nitroglycerin should be administer to all patients with hypertension or heart failure.
  • Beta-bloquers should be administer to all patients with hypertension, tachycardia or ongoing chest pain. [8] [9]
  • Statins should be administer to all patients with unstable angina. The recommendation is atorvastatin 80mg/day [10] [11]
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs should be discontinued immediately. [12] [13]
  • Patients 75 years and older have an increased risk of bleeding the administration of anti-platelet therapy should be cautions, except in high risk situations such as diabetes and prior myocardial infarction.
  • P2Y12 platelet inhibitor therapy should be continued for 12 months with a maintenance dose of either: [3]
    • Clopidogrel - 75mg per day
    • Prasogrel - 10mg per day
    • Ticagrelor - 90mg twice a day

Don'ts

  • Do not administer IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors to patients with low risk of ischemic events or at high risk of bleeding, already with aspirin and P2Y12 receptor inhibitors therapy.
  • Prasugrel is potentially harmful as part of a due anti-platelet therapy in patients who are planned for PCI, with prior history of strokes o TIAs.
  • IV beta-blockers should not be administer to hemodynamically unstable patients.
  • Patients under 60kg (132lbs) should not receive a complete dose of prasugrel (10mg), due to high exposure to the active metabolite. They should receive half the dose (5mg) although it has not be proved to be as effective as a complete dose.
  • Do not administer fibrinolytic therapy to patients with unstable angina, as it is not beneficial.[14]
  • Abciximab should not be administer to patients not programmed for PCI. [2]

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