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🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…80 mg tablet once daily. Warnings and precautions Use Aspirin with caution in the following cases: Concurrent anticoagulant therapy (e.g., coumarin derivatives or heparin…

🟠 ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) Bleeding Risk Score

…age 65, and concomitant drug/alcohol use. Some studies suggest HAS BLED has comparable or slightly superior predictive capability for major bleeding compared to ATRIA…

Nasogastric tube

…irritation with longer term use. A water soluble lubricant, preferably with a local anaesthetic, and a decongestant nasal spray if the nasal passage is narrow…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

…recurrent infarction and limb threatening complications. Among patients with established peripheral artery disease, those who stop smoking have approximately twice the five year survival of…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…common — and sometimes less common — after a benzodiazepine than with continued untreated status [3,4]. In parallel with the drug treatment Resuscitation, investigation and drug…

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…

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…restore sinus rhythm by use of antiarrhythmic drugs. Randomized controlled trials have not demonstrated any clear difference in mortality when comparing rate and rhythm control…

🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…Use) mild BAL DIMERCAPROL Dimercaprol Mixed ar less tachycardia/blood pressure mild Trelstar TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE Mixed wp most sudden cardiac death/prolong the…

Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: Evolution, Evidence and Stent Choice

…antiproliferative drug The drug is delivered from the stent surface and suppresses cellular proliferation and neointimal growth. Modern stent platforms use thinner struts and improved…

Bempedoic Acid: Evidence and Clinical Use

…The magnitude of cardiovascular risk reduction was considered similar to that achieved with statins for a comparable absolute degree of LDL C lowering. Diabetes and…

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