Coronary heart disease

High-yield coronary heart disease topics for USMLE Step 2 CK, within Cardiovascular. Below are the 6 topics this area covers, plus a worked example showing the trap-aware approach 280Bound uses.

Topics in Coronary heart disease

  • Acute coronary syndrome (ACS): ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI)
  • Atherosclerosis and chronic stable angina
  • Complications of cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention
  • Fibrinolytic therapy
  • Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction
  • Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) angina

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