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Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…because of fatal infections and high cost. Low dose methotrexate did not reduce cardiovascular outcomes, and several other agents, including pexelizumab, losmapimod and darapladib, failed…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…lacking; the diagnosis is suspected when alternative etiologies are excluded by diagnostic testing or failed therapeutic trials. If alternative causes of cough are suspected, specific…

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

…of transient ischemia induce the protective effect. Some studies (including randomized clinical trials) have suggested the benefit of ischemic preconditioning, while other studies have failed…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…The urgency varies: Object Urgency : : Button battery Immediately — leakage of fluid causes a chemical burn Two or more magnets (including in different nostrils) Immediately — pressure…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…kills because the tube would not pass, but because the team keeps trying to intubate instead of changing the plan. The aim is always oxygenation…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…associated with greater difficulty include a previously failed attempt, a blunt proximal stump, vessel bending, calcification and an occlusion length of at least 20 mm…

Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After PCI and CABG

…the adequacy of collateral circulation. Abrupt loss of flow may cause rapid deterioration when a large myocardial territory is jeopardized. Cardiovascular collapse after failed PCI…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…demonstrated a sensitivity of 72.2% for predicting an unfavorable neurological outcome, indicating that the test failed to identify 27.8% of individuals with poor…

Acute coronary syndrome: quick reference for loading doses and time targets

…begins in parallel with the diagnostic work up. Obtain an interpretable 12 lead ECG within 10 minutes of first medical contact, attach continuous rhythm monitoring…

Arterial line

…and a warm, well perfused hand carry more weight. Choice of vessel The radial artery is the first choice : superficial, easy to compress, with a…

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