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Immediate Management of Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection

…the arch without involvement of the ascending aorta or represents retrograde extension from the descending aorta into the arch that stops before reaching the ascending…

Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…Assessment of chronotropic function and pacemaker settings. Preoperative functional assessment before major surgery. At a low pre test probability most positive results are false positives…

Acute Aortic Syndromes: Intramural Haematoma and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer

…or false lumen. It is commonly attributed to rupture of the vasa vasorum, although improved imaging demonstrates small intimal disruptions in approximately 20%–60% of…

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

…to change management. In patients with a very low probability of obstructive CAD, testing may generate false positive results and unnecessary downstream procedures. In patients…

Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: Mechanisms and Management

…intramural haematoma. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is defined as spontaneous dissection of the coronary artery wall with accumulation of blood within the false lumen, which…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

Info Table 1 provides a summary of the indications, contraindications, dosage, administration, warnings, precautions, and other relevant information for the drug Ticagrelor . Table 1 Summary…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…an ejection fraction measured before death, and among those who did, only a minority had a reduced value — the majority of sudden cardiac deaths occur…

Cardiac troponin I (TnI) and T (TnT): Interpretation and evaluation in acute coronary syndromes

…up to 2 weeks after a heart attack. The larger the infarction, the higher the troponin level and the longer the duration of elevated troponin…

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

…a 5 minute occlusion reflow cycle repeatedly to the circumflex artery before a 60 minute occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) would…

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) in acute myocardial infarction: the Sgarbossa criteria

…is the most common cause of false activations of the catheterization laboratory. LBBB may mask (conceal) ongoing ischemia : LBBB causes severe disturbance of ventricular repolarization…

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