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🟠 ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) Bleeding Risk Score

…on five clinical factors: Anemia: Hemoglobin <13 g/dL in men or <12 g/dL in women (3 points) Severe Renal Disease: Estimated glomerular filtration…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…C). Pediatric population Safety and efficacy in children under 18 years have not been established. Limited data are available for children with sickle cell anemia…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…disease (COPD) Bronchospasm (asthma) Other : Coma Central hypoventilation syndromes Neuromuscular diseases Anemia The natural course of asphyxia Should ventilation be entirely inhibited (as seen in…

Indications and contraindications for myocardial perfusion imaging

…conditions, such as significant anemia, important electrolyte imbalance, and hyperthyroidism Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg, with increased risk of hypotension in patients with autonomic dysfunction…

Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

…is positive in lead II. Sinus tachycardia is always considered pathological and the underlying cause must be investigated. Pain, infections, medications, fever, hypovolemia, dehydration, anemia…

Sinus tachycardia & Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

…tone in the autonomic nervous system, with increased sympathetic input (leading to stimulation of beta adrenergic receptors) and parasympathetic withdrawal. Sinus tachycardia secondary to disease…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…Purpura (TTP): In very rare cases, TTP has been reported with ticagrelor treatment. TTP is characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia associated with neurological…

High-Sensitivity Troponin: 0/1-Hour Rule-In and Rule-Out Algorithms

…negative predictive value in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Cardiac troponin is a marker of myocardial injury, not a disease specific marker of…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…clinicians in balancing estimating the risks of bleeding. Components of the HEMORR₂HAGES Score The acronym HEMORR₂HAGES represents the following parameters: H epatic or renal disease…

Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Four-Pillar Therapy

…and an LVEF below 40%. Signs may be absent in early disease or after effective treatment. HFrEF is commonly associated with structural and functional ventricular…

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