…been perceived as being at lower cardiovascular risk, including after menopause, contributing to delayed assessment and undertreatment. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors Several conventional risk factors…

…infarction, or heart failure. Mechanical disruption must be considered whenever abrupt circulatory collapse occurs after STEMI. Rupture may involve the ventricular free wall, interventricular septum…

…gain of function mutations in SCN5A (LQT3). These genetic anomalies disrupt the cardiac ion channels, leading to delayed repolarization and an increased risk of life…

…or delayed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Contraindications Prasugrel should not be used in the following situations: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the…

…procedure, occurring within 48 hours after PCI or CABG. While the procedure itself provides the clinical context, the diagnosis requires evidence of new myocardial ischaemia…

…adrenaline never replace intramuscular adrenaline [1,2]. Delayed administration of adrenaline is associated with more severe and more protracted reactions, biphasic courses and fatal outcome…

…with the poison control centre. Gastric lavage is considered only after a life threatening ingestion of a highly toxic substance, where the patient arrives within…

…before a blood count is available. The nadir often occurs 7 to 14 days after a course of chemotherapy, but the timing varies considerably between…

…gain of function mutations in SCN5A (LQT3). These genetic anomalies disrupt the cardiac ion channels, leading to delayed repolarization and an increased risk of life…

…3 to 10 days after discontinuation, representing elimination from well perfused tissues. This is followed by a terminal half life of 26 to 107 days…