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Atrial Flutter: Mechanisms, ECG Recognition and Management

…The upper boundary of this circuit may be located either anterior or posterior to the superior vena cava. A critical area of slow conduction is…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…even mild baseline renal dysfunction is associated with worse outcomes. The risk of death at 1 year is increased in comparison with patients with preserved…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…Vitamin D deficiency Concomitant interacting medications The SLCO1B1 rs4149056 polymorphism is associated with higher statin concentrations and may increase the risk of simvastatin related myopathy…

Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…Deasy C, Bray J, Smith K, et al. Hanging Associated out of hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia. Emerg Med 2013; 30:3842. Luna GK…

Gynaecological examination and cervical smear

Procedurer For many patients a gynaecological examination is associated with a sense of exposure, and technically correct performance is only half the task. The examination…

STEMI: Primary PCI and System-of-Care Time Targets

…material. Delayed help seeking is associated with older age, female sex, Black race, lower socioeconomic or uninsured status, a history of angina or diabetes, and…

Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Management

…burden, although improved metabolic and risk factor management has been associated with reduced AF symptoms and better maintenance of sinus rhythm in cohort studies. Obesity…

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening and Surveillance

…and are related to atherosclerotic disease. At least 90% of AAAs larger than 4 cm are associated with atherosclerotic pathology. AAA prevalence increases with age…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…sustained heavy consumption is associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, heart failure and alcohol related cardiomyopathy. The cardiovascular implications of lower alcohol intake remain…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…may be associated with hemodynamic compromise. More broadly, bradyarrhythmic arrest and asystole represent severe manifestations of impulse generation or conduction failure. The pathophysiology of these…

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