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Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes increases during infections, including influenza (6–9). Two mechanisms have been proposed to precipitate acute coronary events during…

Vulnerable Plaque and Mechanisms of Acute Coronary Occlusion

…prospective study of patients with acute coronary syndrome. Thus, an individual plaque’s morphology does not reliably establish that it will cause an acute event…

Pre-test Probability and Selection of Non-invasive Testing in Stable Angina

…refractory to guideline directed medical therapy, occur at a low level of exertion, or are associated with high event risk. The apparent differences between thresholds…

Cardiac thromboembolism: cardiac sources of embolism

…suffered a stroke/TIA, to assess whether the embolic source is the most likely cause of the event. Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac embolic sources re

Management and treatment of AV block (atrioventricular blocks)

…of acute bradycardia in the emergency setting. In the event of manifest or impending circulatory collapse, transcutaneous pacing must be started immediately. The risk of…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…the investigation will be usable. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) Indications Confirmation of newly detected hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension…

Edrophonium test

…finding continuously during the window of effect, 40 seconds to 5–10 minutes after the injection . 7. Stop the test in the event of bradycardia…

Leg ulcers — wound debridement and compression therapy

…three to six months during ongoing compression therapy, and always in the event of new or increasing pain. Preparation and equipment Doppler for the ankle…

Nasogastric tube

…preferably with sips of water if swallowing is safe. Advance the tube in time with the swallows. 6. Stop immediately in the event of coughing…

Warfarin therapy

…Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic index, a half life of several days and more than a hundred clinically relevant interactions. What determines whether the treatment…

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