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Inotropes and vasopressors: doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…and the operating theatre. Careful electrocardiographic and haemodynamic monitoring with ECG, a central venous catheter and an arterial line is necessary to achieve an optimal…

🟠 Inotropes and Vasopressors

…induce vasoconstriction and increase mean arterial pressure (MAP). Inotropes increase cardiac contractile force (contractility). Several endogenous and synthetic agents exist and are frequently combined to…

Inotropes and Vasopressors: Doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…induce vasoconstriction and increase mean arterial pressure (MAP). Inotropes increase cardiac contractile force (contractility). Several endogenous and synthetic agents exist and are frequently combined to…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Classification and Treatment Principles

…disease is the most common risk factor for PH. It produces postcapillary PH through elevation of left atrial and pulmonary venous pressure. In some patients…

Antiplatelet Therapy in Secondary Prevention After Myocardial Infarction

…disease, aspirin reduced the combined incidence of non fatal MI, non fatal ischaemic stroke, and vascular death from 8.2% to 6.7% per year…

Coronary CT Angiography and CAD-RADS Reporting

…tomographic angiography (CCTA) is a non invasive anatomical examination that depicts the coronary arterial lumen, atherosclerotic plaque, and the severity and distribution of coronary stenosis…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…and an arterial line for prolonged pacing. Venous access, oxygen, suction, airway equipment. Analgesia and sedation: an opioid (morphine or fentanyl) combined with a benzodiazepine…

LDL Cholesterol Targets Across Cardiovascular Risk Categories

…with established clinical ASCVD require LDL C lowering to reduce recurrent major cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral arterial disease events and mortality. The

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and Electrocardiographic Criteria

…distinguishing it from angina pectoris. The location of the pain beneath the xiphoid and epigastrium, combined with patient denial, often leads to a mistaken impression…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…counselling and, where appropriate, molecular testing. The approach is particularly relevant to cardiomyopathies, channelopathies, heritable aortopathies, selected congenital heart diseases, pulmonary arterial hypertension and thromboembolic…

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