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Left Ventricular Function

…coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, structural heart disease, etc. Over the years, a large number of parameters have been introduced to assess left ventricular…

🟠 Enalaprilat

…prolonged duration of effect, and significant individual variations in its effect. Drug Enalaprilat Brand names Vasotec IV ® Indications Hypertension and hypertensive emergency. Acute left…

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Choosing Anticoagulation

…Renal and hepatic function. Previous bleeding, bleeding predisposition, alcohol use and concomitant drugs that increase bleeding risk. Adherence and the suitability of the proposed anticoagulant…

Levosimendan (Simdax, Simendan) in acute heart failure

…transient ischemic attack or stroke, and initiation of renal replacement therapy. The study found no significant differences between the two treatment groups with respect to…

Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation

…Abnormal renal/liver function, Stroke history, Bleeding history, Labile INRs, Elderly age ( 65), and Drugs/alcohol. A crucial clinical pitfall is the misapplication of this…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…a quick reference to the intravenous antihypertensive drugs used in a hypertensive emergency. It summarises the mechanism of action, the onset, the duration of effect…

Diuretic Strategy and Decongestion in Heart Failure

…mitral regurgitation, ventricular dilatation, myocardial wall stress and subendocardial ischemia. Neurohormonal activation and vascular and renal abnormalities contribute to sodium and water retention. The interaction…

Atrial fibrillation: quick reference for emergency management

…with an increased bleeding risk Renal thresholds: a DOAC is given at an eGFR 30 mL/min. At an eGFR of 15–30 mL/min…

ECG changes due to electrolyte imbalance (disorder)

…Causes of hypocalcemia Acute pancreatitis, pancreas surgery, alkalosis (hyperventilation), rhabdomyolysis, septicemia (sepsis), osteolytic cancer metastases, abnormal calcium absorption (gastrointestinal) and resorption (from primary urine), renal…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…and P wave duration are minimally changed. The sinus rate may decrease in heart failure patients whose left ventricular performance is improved by the drug…

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