…mortality associated with sepsis underscores the critical importance of timely and appropriate interventions. In patients presenting with concurrent sepsis and cardiac arrest, standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation…

…addressing reversible etiologies takes precedence over chest compressions. If trauma is not definitively established as the cause of cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be…

…et al. (2003): Recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. In Journal of the American Society…

…failure and ischaemic heart disease. Ageing is associated with progressive increases in systolic blood pressure (SBP), while diastolic blood pressure (DBP) rises less steeply and…

…are no absolute contraindications. Refrain or adapt in atrial fibrillation with a rapid and irregular ventricular rate (oscillometric measurement becomes unreliable), lymphoedema or a dialysis…

…Treatment with correction doses alone according to the glucose value, without basal insulin (a so called sliding scale), gives poorer control and is not recommended…

…Posterior shoulder dislocation, which is often associated with fracture and requires an orthopaedic surgeon. Dislocation of a native hip (as opposed to a prosthesis) — a…

…The condition is associated with falls, aspiration, pressure sores, loss of function, longer length of stay, institutional care, readmission, cognitive decline and increased mortality [3…

…coronary perfusion, particularly in patients with coronary disease. Excessive systolic reduction may be associated with falls, syncope, renal deterioration, functional decline, and cognitive impairment. Heart…

…It includes a complete ECG book, enriched with over 600 pages, engaging video lectures, challenging tests, and versatile study tools. From basic cardiac physiology to…

…infarction. Sinus Node Dysfunction (SND) – Sinus node dysfunction implies that the cells of the sinoatrial node are defective and fail to generate electrical impulses. Side…

…the brain DWI FLAIR mismatch can be used for selection with an unknown time of onset when MRI is immediately available and does not delay…

…actual weight minus ideal weight). Red flags and pitfalls Creatinine is a poor measure in the frail and the elderly. A normal creatinine can conceal…

…treatment has demonstrated cardiovascular benefit, although in younger individuals with low short term risk, lifetime benefit should be considered and discussed. Where blood pressure is…

…present with symptoms suggestive of ACS and troponin elevation. The clinical and electrocardiographic manifestations of STEMI may otherwise resemble those of STEMI associated with obstructive…

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

…advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACLS) is provided by healthcare professionals with the skills and equipment required. Although ACLS is more advanced and costly than the interventions…

…the hemodynamic significance of a coronary lesion, with anatomic and functional assessment discordant in a substantial minority of intermediate lesions. Over the past three decades…

…sheets wrapping around the ventricle with varying orientation. This organization allows the left ventricle to contract in a highly sophisticated and effective way (Figure 1…