acute coronary syndrome and the ecg
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By Laurence Sharifi
ISCHAEMIC CHANGES ON THE ECG
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Some theory if you’re interestedECGs and acute coronary syndromesECGs and stable angina
WHAT WE WILL BE COVERING
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WHY THE HEART PRODUCES AN ECG SIGNAL
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The heart contracts because of the cardiac conduction system
A wave of depolarisation spreads across the myocardium in a co-ordinated way, making the heart contract in the right way through every heart beat
HOW THE HEART BEATS
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67 year old man, obese, HTN, DMRetrosternal pain, tight, radiating to arm and jaw lasting past 30 minutesNot relieved with GTN spray, now sweating and distressed
Time to take an ECG!!
CASE 1: ACS
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WHY THE ECG LOOKS THE WAY THAT IT DOES
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Don’t think of an ECG lead as the bit of wire stuck on the chest – this isn’t what it isAn ECG lead is actually a calculated voltage difference between two electrodes– not REALLY vital to know about the detailsThink of a lead as a “photo” of the heart taken at a particular orientation
ECG LEADS
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ECG LEADS ARE “VIEWS”
Think of the ECG leads as photographs of the heart taken at different angles. This slide illustrates this concept using the limb leads
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V1
V6
This slide illustrates the same concept but on the chest leads. Cheryl remains the same, we just look at her from different directions
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The ECG leads all look at the heart from different angles:
ECG LEADS ARE VIEWS
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Each lead is looking at a different part of the heart’s surface
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Depolarisation travels from the endocardium through to the epicardium (in to out)Repolarisation goes from the epicardium to the endocardium (out to in)
HOW THE HEART BEATS
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• Causes a positive deflection in ECG if travelling towards lead
• Causes a negative deflection if travelling away from lead
Depolarisation
• Causes a negative deflection in ECG if travelling towards lead
• Causes a positive deflection if travelling away from lead
Repolarisation
RULES ABOUT ECG LEADS
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THE CORONARY CIRCULATION – WHEN IT
ALL GOES WRONG
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• The myocardium is adequately perfused
• The conduction system works
The heart pumps properly when:
• Left Main coronary artery. Branches:• Left anterior descending
artery• Circumflex artery
• Right coronary artery. Branches:• Acute marginal branch• AV node branch• Posterior descending artery
Key vessels are:
THE CORONARY ARTERIES
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Ischaemic tissue• Myocytes are still
working – still get an ECG signal from the tissue
• Signal is different though as anaerobic cells behave differently
Infarcted tissue• Tissue is dying/dead– no
ECG signal from the tissue
• Heart is beating abnormally due to presence of dead tissue
• ECG signal looks different
ISCHAEMIC TISSUE BEHAVES DIFFERENTLY TO INFARCTED TISSUE
The blood supply can become compromised in:• Stable angina• Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
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Coronary artery lumen
becomes narrowed
Partly(NSTEMI
)
Tissue becomes ischaemic
Tissue dies slowly
Wholly(STEMI) Tissue becomes
extremely ischaemic
(transmural) Tissue dies quickly
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
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K+ channels open earlier in ischaemic tissue
Repolarisation normally causes a positive deflection if moving away from lead (think T wave)Ischaemic tissue repolarises early so you get a positive deflection earlier, otherwise known as ST ELEVATIONST Elevation often means SEVERE TRANSMURAL ISCHAEMIA
ISCHAEMIC CELLS REPOLARISE FASTER
+20
-100
100msm
emb
potl
(mV)
Red = normal cardiac action potentialBlue = ischaemic tissue action potential
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ECG in suspected ACS is used to• Confirm or refute the diagnosis• Guide therapy• Estimate prognosis
Consider ECG alongside:• Major cardiovascular risk factors (fat, old, DM, HTN)• The description of the pain (central, crushing >20 min,
at rest)• History of cocaine indulgence• How the patient looks. Are they sweaty, grey and
breathless? Beware the “silent MI” however – a patient may be having a heart attack but look entirely normal. Diabetic patients are particularly susceptible to this
THE ECG IN ACS
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ECG and ACS Therapy• ST elevation MI will benefit from
thrombolysis / PCI• Other ACSes need aggressive anti-
platelet therapyECG and ACS prognosis• Assess ACS using risk scoring tools• Resting ECG changes are important
variables
THE ECG IN ACS
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Our patient has had a series of ECGsWhat could they show?
CASE 1: ACS
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ECG CHANGES IN STEMI
0
• No ECG changes
1
• Hyper-acute T waves
2: Infarction• ST
elevation
3: Fibrosis
• ST normal• T wave
inversion• Q wave
development
4
• Re-inversion of inverted T waves
5
• Late loss of Q waves
OnsetLasts a
few minute
s
Minutes to
hoursHours to days
Days to
weeks
Years to
decades
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STEMI PATTERNS
•I•II•aVL•V1-5/6Leads
showing ST
elevation
•AnterolateralInfarct
description
•Proximal LAD (left anterior desciending)
Artery occluded
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STEMI PATTERNS
•II•V1-3/4
Leads showing
ST elevation
•AnteroseptalInfarct
description
•Left anterior descending
Artery occluded
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STEMI PATTERNS
•II•III•aVFLeads
showing ST
elevation•InferiorInfarct
description
•Right coronary if ST II>III
•Circumflex if ST III>II
Artery occluded
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STEMI PATTERNS
•I•II•V5/6Leads
showing ST
elevation•LateralInfarct
description
•Diagonal branch LAD
•Obtuse marginal branch circumflex
Artery occluded
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STEMI PATTERNS
•V1 - 3
Leads showing
ST depressi
on
•PosteriorInfarct descriptio
n
•CircumflexArtery occluded
This happens because the ST elevation on the posterior wall causes a RECIPROCAL change on the opposite side. Confirm by doing a posterior ECG
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Patient has had a posterior STEMI
ST depression in V1-3We would see ST elevation in posterior chest leads
CASE 1: ACS
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CASE 1: ACS
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74 year old lady, Hx of HTN, PC: chest pain at restNormal ECG but raised Trop T 12 hours later – ischaemic damage to myocardium highly likely
Sounds like ACS, so why normal ECG?
CASE 2: ACS
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Normal ECG is possible in NSTEMI• Only small coronary artery affected• Posterior infarct• Diagnosis is made clinically and with TropT
NSTEMI ECG Changes• T wave flattening• T wave inversion – follows the coronary artery
distribution• ST depression – ominous sign, high predictor of
mortality
NSTEMI ECG PATTERNS
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NSTEMI ECG PATTERNS
Inverted T waves
ST depression
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45 year old man, smoker, sedentary lifestyleChest pain on mild inclines, relieved by sitting still againECG to confirm stable angina
CASE 3: ANGINA
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ECG changes in stable angina:-• Normal when resting (unless evidence of a
previous MI like Q waves)
Exercise ECG:-• Treadmill (Bruce protocol) gradually getting
harder• ST depression and developing symptoms• Exercise test isn’t 100% though
STABLE ANGINA ECG
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STABLE ANGINA EXERCISE ECG
ST depression
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ECG leads look at the heart from lots of different directions and give information about the conduction system and myocardial contractionECGs are key investigative tools helping delineate the acute coronary syndromes and their correct interpretation influences management dramaticallyStable angina is more of a clinical diagnosis but exercise ECG can assist where there is uncertainty
SUMMARY