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Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…accident 0.07 Arrhythmias 0.38 Vascular complications 0.43 Contrast agent reaction 0.37 Haemodynamic complications 0.26 Cardiac chamber perforation 0.03 Other…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…macrophages, neurons and other tissues. This distribution helps explain why PA produces cardiovascular injury beyond its effects on blood pressure and potassium balance. The principal…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…High altitude sickness Aspiration Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Bronchospasm (asthma) Other : Coma Central hypoventilation syndromes Neuromuscular diseases Anemia The natural course of asphyxia Should…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…samples drawn on two separate occasions with a separate identity check each time Always, once per patient if no valid result exists Type and screen…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy)

…devoted to it in recent years. Most cases (70%) of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occur in situations with extreme stress, such as car accidents, gun violence, threats…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…obesity. Gestational hypertension is defined in the supplied guideline material as blood pressure 140/90 mmHg on two separate occasions after 20 weeks of gestation…

Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…M, Skalski J. Successful resuscitation from accidental hypothermia of 11.8 degrees C: where is the lower bound for human beings? Eur J Cardiothorac Su

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…resuscitation improve patients’ survival? Resuscitation 2012;83:81922. Mroczek T, Gladki M, Skalski J. Successful resuscitation from accidental hypothermia of 11.8 degrees C: wher

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…foreign body, hanging or strangulation. Drug overdose Intentional or accidental overdose of medications, drugs or other substances (including alcohol) causing cardiac arrest. Table 1. Classification…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…body temperatures from which patients have been successfully resuscitated are 11.8°C for accidental hypothermia and 4.2°C for medically induced hypothermia (Mroczek et al…

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