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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

…Evaluation and clinical assessment Clinical factors influencing treatment selection The following characteristics favour CABG when clinically and anatomically appropriate: Diabetes mellitus, particularly with multivessel disease…

Arterial Hypertension: Definition, Diagnosis and Out-of-Office Measurement

…however, identify symptomatic hypotension and symptoms suggestive of orthostatic hypotension as indications for additional postural assessment and as factors influencing treatment targets. Blood pressure ≥180…

Factors that modify the natural course in acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

…patients with total and proximal occlusions may present without ST segment elevations (which they should exhibit) due to rich collateral circulation in the ischemic area…

Risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest

…developed which fibrillated the heart. This electrical factor came and killed and disappeared and was not found in the dead heart. The cause of death…

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

…compared to ATRIA. ORBIT: Includes factors like older age, reduced hemoglobin/hematocrit, bleeding history, insufficient kidney function, and treatment with antiplatelet agents. Research indicates that…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…failure with preserved ejection fraction are more frequent in women. Diabetes confers greater cardiovascular risk in women than in men. Smoking, obesity and psychosocial factors…

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

…diagnosis and management Atrial fibrillation is the most common abnormal tachyarrhythmia (only sinus tachycardia is more common). The prevalence of atrial fibrillation correlates strongly with…

CME: How dietary fat affects coronary arteries, LDL cholesterol and body weight

…Study, which demonstrated that high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, among other risk factors, were strongly associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…prevent the emergence of risk factors. It includes maintenance of favourable blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol and glucose levels, together with a low salt…

Torsades de Pointes: Definition, Characteristics, and Management

…with drug induced long QT syndrome (DI LQTS) [1]. The condition arises in the setting of both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors. Modifiable risk factors…

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