📘 Step 1. Curriculum Coverage

This topic links heart surface anatomy, valves, coronary circulation, ischemia, infarction, stable angina, vasospastic angina, and antianginal drug therapy. It gives students a strong anatomical and pathophysiological base before moving to acute coronary syndrome.

🔬 Pathology

• Define ischemia and infarction, and differentiate ischemia from infarction
  • Discuss classification and pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease

💊 Pharmacology

• Classify antianginal drugs
  • Explain mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics and adverse effects of organic nitrates and calcium channel blockers
  • Explain the rationale for use of β-adrenergic blockers and sodium channel blocker in the management of angina pectoris

🩺 Medicine & Allied Clinical Integration

• Define chronic stable angina, including clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, imaging techniques for assessment, and management protocols
  • Discuss coronary vasospasm and angina with normal coronary angiograms

🔁 Basic Science Spiral Link

🔹 Anatomy

• Describe surface anatomy of the heart and heart valves
• Describe the anatomy of coronary circulation
• Enumerate heart valves and describe their gross morphology