Articles & courses

ArticlesShow all 94
The Bernoulli principle and estimation of pressure gradients

…less than 15° are acceptable (cos 15° = 0.97). Velocity at v 2 will be miscalculated by approximately 6% at an angle error of…

Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…rather than through specific symptoms. The clinical importance lies in its association with: Increased cardiovascular disease risk; Greater risk of myocardial infarction; Increased risk of…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…prompting consideration of revascularization. The likelihood that symptoms are attributable to the CTO is increased when non invasive testing demonstrates significant inducible ischaemia and preserved…

🟠 Nicardipine

…the contraction of smooth muscle cells. As compared with nitroprusside, nicardipine induces relatively greater venodilation than arteriolar dilation. Effects Nicardipine causes dilation of the coronary…

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…dietary interventions than with low fat control diets. In one trial of patients with previous myocardial infarction, the Mediterranean intervention involved greater consumption of fruits…

High-Sensitivity Troponin: 0/1-Hour Rule-In and Rule-Out Algorithms

…symptom initiating evaluation for ACS. Features that increase the likelihood of ACS include: Sudden symptoms at rest or with minimal exertion, lasting at least 10…

Reduction of dislocations

…longer a joint remains dislocated, the harder the reduction becomes and the greater the risk of chondral and neurovascular injury. Aim for reduction within a…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…documented but increase the risk of skin and fat atrophy. Lederspan states in addition that the dosing interval should not be shorter than four weeks …

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening and Surveillance

…5 mm over 6 months. Such growth may justify consideration of repair at a smaller diameter than would otherwise be used. Women have growth rates…

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment

…substantial morbidity and mortality, despite often having a greater burden of cardiovascular and non cardiovascular comorbidity than patients with reduced EF. Pathophysiology Abnormal ventricular relaxation…

Media

No matches.

Tests

Tools