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Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…correlates best with total cumulative dose—may be a better predictor of long term tolerability. Hemodynamic Effects Amiodarone acts as a peripheral and coronary vasodilator…

Inotropes and vasopressors: doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…Drug Indications Dosing α1 β1 β2 D1/D2 Effect Adverse effects : : : : : : : : : : : : : Dopamine — low dose Rarely used 0.5–3.0 μg/kg/min + + + +++++ Low…

Adenosine for tachyarrhythmias (AVNRT, AVRT, NCT)

…is not an established drug interaction. The half life of adenosine is 8 seconds. Adverse effects are therefore very brief. Indications Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT…

Edrophonium test

…test dose without troublesome adverse effects, give a further 8 mg intravenously , slowly. Rapid injection increases the risk of nicotinic effects with paradoxically increasing weakness…

Hypertriglyceridaemia: Management and Cardiovascular Risk

…LDL cholesterol, partly by reducing LDL receptor availability. Tacrolimus appears to have less adverse effect on lipids. Sirolimus may cause particularly prominent triglyceride elevation, including…

Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Management

…arrhythmogenesis through diabetic neuropathy and adverse metabolic effects, independently of coexisting CAD, previous myocardial infarction or HF. Nevertheless, the risk of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac…

🟠 Hypertensive emergency (crisis) - Drugs, doses & management

…The desired time to action, contraindications and risk of adverse effects should guide the choice of agent. Calcium channel blockers (CCB) Clevidipine Drug Clevidipine Brand…

Hypertensive emergency (crisis)

…The desired time to action, contraindications and risk of adverse effects should guide the choice of agent. Calcium channel blockers (CCB) Clevidipine Drug Clevidipine Brand…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…more recent analyses question whether this reflects true biological protection. Potentially favourable associations with myocardial infarction may coexist with adverse effects on stroke, heart failure…

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Indications, Efficacy and Access

…an effect not shared to the same extent by statins. Inclisiran Inclisiran is a liver targeted small interfering RNA. It promotes degradation of the messenger…

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