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🟠 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

…Monitor the saturation, respiratory rate, blood pressure, heart rate and a continuous ECG. Establish two intravenous cannulae where possible. Use intraosseous access if intravenous access…

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Choosing Anticoagulation

…use and concomitant drugs that increase bleeding risk. Adherence and the suitability of the proposed anticoagulant dose. Whether concomitant antiplatelet therapy is genuinely indicated. The…

🟠 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…

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

…Rate control does not affect the rhythm per se . Rhythm control, on the other hand, attempts to restore sinus rhythm by use of antiarrhythmic drugs…

🟠 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

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

Bempedoic Acid: Evidence and Clinical Use

…by approximately 16.5%; the reduction in a subgroup with diabetes was approximately 19.1%. The drug also lowers hsCRP. In a population of individuals…

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