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ArticleECG
Quiz: ECG in athletes

…B: Prolonged QT interval (QTc ≥ 480 ms for females) C: Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block (rSR' pattern in lead V1 and qRS pattern in V6…

ArticleCardiology
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

…recognized or misdiagnosed, making accurate angiographic diagnosis particularly important. The precise initiating mechanism is incompletely defined. Several associations have been described: Female sex, particularly in…

ArticleEchocardiography
Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponade

…are cysts and tumors of the pericardium, as well as congenital malformations leading to an incomplete or absent pericardium. In case of suspicion of pericardial…

ArticleProcedurer
Opioid therapy in severe pain

…between drugs is made without reduction for incomplete cross tolerance. Indications Acute severe nociceptive pain where paracetamol and a COX inhibitor are not enough: fracture…

ArticleCardiology
Refractory Angina: Options When Standard Therapy Fails

…CAD, symptoms may result from extensive or diffuse epicardial disease, chronic total occlusion, incomplete revascularization, or coronary anatomy unsuitable for further intervention. In ANOCA/INOCA…

ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
Stent Thrombosis: Timing, Causes, Diagnosis, and Prevention

…incomplete wall apposition, residual inflow or outflow disease, edge dissection, overlapping stents, crush technique, stent fracture or collapse Lesion specific angiographic features Residual dissection at…

ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…Important mechanisms include: Stent under expansion Stent malapposition Stent fracture or collapse Residual edge dissection Incomplete lesion preparation Persistent stenosis within the treated segment Mechanical…

ArticleCardiology
Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis & SCD Prevention

…Brugada syndrome was classically defined as a monogenic, autosomal dominant channelopathy with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. The first and most critical genetic locus identified…

ArticleCardiology
Coronary Artery Disease

…that occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque ruptures, which causes atherothrombosis resulting in partial (incomplete) occlusion of the coronary artery. NSTE ACS results in one of…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…transient atrioventricular (AV) block can also occur. The physiologic response to orthostatic stress is incompletely understood, but redistribution of blood volume and increased ventricular contractility…

ArticleProcedurer
Abscess incision and drainage

…oral or intravenous analgesia, or procedural sedation in advance. Inadequate analgesia is the commonest reason for an incompletely performed drainage. Procedure 1. Locate the centre…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…factors, and whether they improve risk classification, remains incompletely established. Data concerning premature menopause and subsequent hypertension or diabetes are insufficient to support firm conclusions…