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Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…occur in over 40% of females and 30% of males due to a lack of effective reflex response to posture, venous pooling, or external stimuli…

🟠 QTc Interval Calculator (Bazett’s, Fridericia’s, Hodge's and Framingham Formulas)

…interval. Several formulas exist to calculate QTc, each with its own characteristics. Bazett’s formula One of the earliest and most widely used correction methods…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 1

CPR Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Female Age : 72 years History : heart failure Medications : digoxin, quinidine ECG 1 . The initial beats are…

Urinary catheterisation

…curves and a prostate that can grip; the female urethra is only 3–5 cm and almost straight, but the meatus can be hard to…

🟠 Calculate CHADS-VASc Score and evaluate indication for anticoagulation

…years Diabetes Mellitus Stroke/TIA/TE Vascular disease Age 65 74 years Sex category (female) Calculate Score CHA2DS2 VASc Score Result function calculateScore() { var score…

🟠 CHADS-VA Bleeding Risk Score

…risk in women based solely on gender. This aims to prevent unnecessary anticoagulation in low risk female patients, thereby reducing the potential for bleeding complications…

🟠 eGFR with MDRD

…175 × (Scr)^ 1.154 × (Age)^ 0.203 × (0.742 if female) × (1.212 if African American) The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…States. In the United States, approximately one in four female deaths is attributed to CVD. The cardiovascular burden in women includes coronary heart disease, heart…

Early repolarization on ECG: when guidelines confuse ECG criteria

…a risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death), but instead they display an ECG with male/female pattern. The ECG from the article follows…

Post-Infarction Mechanical Complications: Ventricular Septal, Free-Wall, and Papillary Muscle Rupture

…late as 2 weeks after infarction. Predisposing features Risk features vary by lesion but include: Older age. Female sex. Hypertension. Absence of an adequate collateral…

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