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Diuretic Strategy and Decongestion in Heart Failure

…edema, early satiety, abdominal distension and, in some patients, bendopnea. Congestion may also aggravate functional mitral regurgitation, ventricular dilatation, myocardial wall stress and subendocardial ischemia…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…major component of this burden, followed by non HDL cholesterol. For myocardial infarction, the leading contributors include high non HDL cholesterol, hypertension, smoking, abdominal obesity…

Cardiac arrest due to electrolyte imbalance

…may be targeted. Chronic Hyponatremia ( 48 hours duration): Due to cellular adaptations, rapid correction carries the risk of inducing osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS). It is…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…according to the local protocol. Tapering after pharmacological treatment Duration and dose Risk of HPA suppression Tapering : : : < 3 weeks, at any dose Low Can…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…light causes rapid bilateral pupillary constriction (a brisk reflex), whereas low light causes dilation. This reflex is highly sensitive to brainstem integrity and cerebral perfusion…

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Definition, Types, Diagnostics & Treatment

…DCM) Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is defined as dilation of one or both ventricles. Dilation of the left ventricle is virtually always accompanied by impaired left…

🟠 Adjusted aortic root dimension

…help determine expected normal values based on body surface area (BSA), aiding in the diagnosis of aortic root dilation. Key Formulas BSA Calculation (Mosteller formula): [ …

Mitral regurgitation

…to dilation of the mitral annulus and papillary muscle displacement (i.e the distance between the papillary muscle and the mitral annulus increases), both of…

Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

…ventricular tachyarrhythmias (including recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia) can also cause this cardiomyopathy. The duration of the tachyarrhythmia appears to be a stronger risk factor…

Pulmonary regurgitation

…Tetralogy of Fallot Marfan syndrome Takayasu's arteritis Iatrogenic (e.g complication of catheterization) Congenital dysplasia/aplasia of the pulmonary valve Idiopathic pulmonary artery dilation…

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