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Torsades de Pointes: Definition, Characteristics, and Management

…in the peri operative setting, patients at high risk for malignant arrhythmias should undergo continuous electrocardiogram monitoring throughout the entire peri operative period to assess…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…confused: replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency (which must be increased under stress) and pharmacological anti inflammatory treatment (which must be tapered in a controlled fashion)…

🟠 QT Drugs: Drugs causing QT prolongation, torsade de pointes (TdP) and long QT syndrome (LQTS)

…among others. It is a novel, broad spectrum hydroxamic acid based inhibitor of histone deacetylase... <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Abexinostat…

Management and treatment of AV block (atrioventricular blocks)

…is often necessary in the acute setting and is currently the only treatment with class I recommendation according to European (ESC) and North American (AHA…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…history of asthma, rhinitis, or urticaria triggered by: Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Other non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Other contraindications: Hemophilia. Thrombocytopenia. Active gastric or…

Aspirin in Primary Prevention: Current Recommendations

…Multiple cardiovascular risk factors Concomitant nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs Corticosteroid therapy Other antiplatelet or antithrombotic drugs Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Patient selection Aspirin should not…

Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…pressure or other conventional risk factors. Colchicine is an established anti inflammatory drug that may inhibit inflammasome activity, reduce interleukin 1β and interleukin 6…

Incretins in Cardiometabolic Medicine: Leveraging GLP-1, GIP, and Glucagon Receptor Agonism for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

…nitric oxide bioavailability. 10 Anti Inflammatory Signaling: These agents inhibit pro inflammatory pathways (NF κB and MAPK) in vascular smooth muscle cells, reducing cytokines…

🟠 TIMI Risk Score for NSTEMI and unstable Angina

All patients with NSTE ACS (NSTEMI or unstable angina) are treated similarly with respect to anti ischemic and anti thrombotic drugs. Management must, however, be…

In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…through intimal thickening. DES release antiproliferative and anti inflammatory agents from the stent surface and have substantially reduced this process compared with BMS. Neoatherosclerosis Neoatherosclerosis…

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