…usually with aspirin and clopidogrel. Shortening therapy to one to three months is an option when bleeding risk is very high. Prasugrel or ticagrelor may…

…but high risk patients should be evaluated with angiography earlier. Guidelines recommend the use of validated risk models to estimate the risk of acute myocardial…

…reduce all cause mortality across the overall NSTE ACS population, but it reduces composite ischaemic outcomes, particularly among high risk patients. The strategy may, however…

…The HCM Risk SCD score aims to identify individuals with a high risk of SCD and determine whether an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is warranted…

…For adults with elevated BP, a calculated 10 year risk of ≥10% is considered sufficiently high to support BP lowering treatment, whether through lifestyle intervention…

…cardiovascular risk may be misestimated if cholesterol measures alone are used. Risk in these circumstances appears to track more closely with apoB. Discordantly high apoB…

…delayed repolarization and an increased risk of life threatening arrhythmic events. The cornerstone of LQTS management involves lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy, and, in high risk cases…

…1 point) M alignancy (1 point) O lder age ( 75 years) (1 point) R educed platelet count or function (1 point) R e bleeding risk…

…age, may not be fully captured by conventional risk scores and may be the first clinically important manifestation of an otherwise unrecognized inflammatory disease. Epidemiology…

…clinical picture are sufficient for a treatment decision. Systemic thrombolysis is the first line treatment in high risk embolism, unless there is an absolute contraindication…