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ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…and age related changes in left ventricular filling contribute to susceptibility. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is regarded as a multifactorial systemic illness involving…

ArticleEchocardiography
Mitral regurgitation

…cause of mitral regurgitation in high income countries is age related degeneration of the valvular apparatus. Age related degeneration affects 2% of the population and…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Sinus node dysfunction (SND) and sick sinus syndrome (SSS)

…article. A rehearsal follows. Reversible causes of sinus node dysfunction Age related degenerative disease (development of fibrosis) of the sinoatrial node. Myocardial ischemia/infarction. Perimyocarditis…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…after approximately 65 years of age. Hypertension related left ventricular hypertrophy, concentric remodelling, reduced longitudinal strain and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction are more…

ArticleCardiology
Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…of secondary hypertension. Patients may also have comorbid features associated with a greater cardiovascular risk among those with resistant hypertension, including older age, Black ethnicity…

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Common laboratory tests

… raised by anaemia, age and pregnancy Procalcitonin < 0.25 µg/L Supports a bacterial aetiology; used to guide antibiotic therapy Glucose and lipids Test…

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Liver parameters

…and the speed of the course. An AST/ALT ratio 2 with moderately raised values suggests alcohol related liver disease; a ratio < 1 suggests…

ArticleProcedurer
Opioid therapy in severe pain

…as the opioid — not afterwards. A current creatinine with the eGFR, the weight, the age and the medication list. Always dilute morphine 10 mg/mL…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…INR (International Normalized Ratio) E lderly (age 65 years) D rugs/alcohol concomitantly Each component is assigned 1 point, with a maximum score of 9…

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🟠 HCM Risk-SCD Calculator

…important when considering ICD implantation, as the procedure carries both benefits (life saving therapy) and risks (e.g., device related complications). Monitoring disease progression By…

ArticleCardiology
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

…causally related to deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Approximately 70% of individuals with symptomatic pulmonary embolism have an ongoing DVT, and 30% of individuals with DVT…

ArticleEchocardiography
Relaxation of the left ventricle

…compliance Multiple factors affect ventricular compliance. These factors include age, afterload, myocardial synchronization and intracellular processes ( e.g intracellular calcium signaling, the sodium–potassium pump…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiac amyloidosis

…been described [12]. Wild type ATTR (ATTRwt): A sporadic, age related disease characterized by a normal TTR genetic sequence [9, 19]. It is currently considered…

ArticleCardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

…differences in cardiovascular aging, including smaller ventricular cavities, greater age related vascular stiffening, and distinct microvascular responses to systemic inflammation [7] . The dominant risk factors…

ArticleProcedurer
Foreign body in the ear and nose

Procedurer Children around the age of three account for the majority of cases, and the great majority of objects can be removed in general practice…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 3

CPR Sex : Male Age : 62 years History : Coronary bypass grafting; history of arrhythmias. Medications : beta blockers ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by ventricular tachycardia (VT…

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Paediatric and neonatal ECG interpretation

Referensvärden A child's ECG changes continuously with age: the heart rate, the electrical axis and the waveform in the newborn differ markedly from adult…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 1

CPR Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Female Age : 72 years History : heart failure Medications : digoxin, quinidine ECG 1 . The initial beats are…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 2

…Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Male Age : 43 years History : None Medications : None ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by rapid ventricular tachycardia…

ArticleReferensvärden
Lung function and respiration

…age, height and ethnicity — not against absolute figures. Since 2022 the z score with a lower limit of normal at z = −1.64 (the…

ArticleCardiology
Blood Pressure Targets in Older and Frail Adults

…who were described as frail generally had no more than mild frailty, limiting the applicability of trial findings to people with substantial functional impairment, multimorbidity…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Adjusted aortic root dimension

…measurement in evaluating aortic root morphology. Age stratified formulas help determine expected normal values based on body surface area (BSA), aiding in the diagnosis of…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 eGFR with MDRD

…Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) is: eGFR = 175 × (Scr)^ 1.154 × (Age)^ 0.203 × (0.742 if female) × (1.212 if African American)…

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🟠 SYNTAX Score II

…improve the prediction of long term outcomes after revascularization. It incorporates both anatomical (from the original SYNTAX Score) and clinical variables (e.g., age, sex…

ArticleProcedurer
Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

…cause necrosis. Screening in diabetes of 10 years' duration, or in diabetes with age 50 years. Risk assessment in known coronary or cerebrovascular disease. Follow…

ArticleReferensvärden
Anthropometric measurements

…older people with lost muscle mass (where a normal BMI may conceal sarcopenia), in oedema and ascites, and in people under 18 years of age…