…mixed connective tissue disease, myositis, Sjögren syndrome, gout and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Collectively, these disorders are associated with excess cardiovascular disease (CVD), although the cardiovascular…

…procedure on a toe. Critical ischaemia. Immunosuppression. Suspicion of another diagnosis: gout, a felon (pulp abscess), herpetic whitlow ( never incise a herpetic whitlow ), subungual melanoma …

…Hyperuricemia may occur during treatment with ticagrelor. Caution is advised for patients with hyperuricemia or gout. Use of ticagrelor is discouraged in patients with uric…

…cardiac function, satiety, appetite, the gut microbiome and metabolic expenditure. Food processing, additives and cooking methods may also contribute. The cardioprotective effect is therefore likely…

…moved to the evening. The fall can only be calculated if the diary states when the patient fell asleep and got up. Holter ECG and…

…metronidazole, moxifloxacin and fusidic acid. All have good absorption and are best given orally when gut function is intact. Oral vancomycin (only for C. difficile…

…not been updated for decades. As I got more involved with cardiovascular research and dug deeper into electrocardiology and ECG interpretation, I realized that this…