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Approach to patients with chest pain: differential diagnoses, management & ECG

…etiologies Family history (focus on ischemic heart disease, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax). Hypertension. Smoking. Dyslipidemia (hyperlipidemia). Obesity and/or diabetes. Psychosocial stress. Alcohol abuse…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption. Additional considerations include psychosocial stress, obstructive sleep apnoea, social determinants of health, air pollution, family history, ethnicity, and frailty. Primary…

🟠 Adjusted aortic root dimension

…aorta, aortic arch) All individuals 60 mm (descending aorta) All individuals Risk factors : previous dissection, family history of dissection, severe aortic regurgitation or mitral regurgitation…

Quiz: ECG in athletes

…asymptomatic athletes with no significant family history, not requiring further evaluation. Mobitz Type II 2nd AV block, prolonged QT interval, and profound sinus bradycardia are…

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Definition, Types, Diagnostics & Treatment

…idiopathic or genetic dilation of the left ventricle . Patients with DCM typically develop heart failure early in life and a family history of heart failure…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…medicine is the systematic assessment of relatives and other individuals who may carry an inherited predisposition to cardiovascular disease. It combines a structured family history…

Carotid Artery Disease: Screening, Medical Therapy and Revascularisation

… diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors; smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, and sedentary behaviour; family history, particularly in the broader assessment of peripheral arterial and aortic disease…

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening and Surveillance

…Family history also increases risk, particularly among first degree relatives, with siblings appearing to be especially affected. The principal determinant of adverse outcome is aneurysm…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…termed glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism, and other familial forms associated with adrenal adenoma or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. A family history is therefore important, particularly in patients…

Brugada syndrome: ECG, clinical features and management

…family history of the same symptoms and events. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature was the characteristic ST segment elevations in leads V1–V3. Prevalence and…

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