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Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…exaggerated maternal inflammatory response, and disturbed angiogenic signalling. A central biochemical feature is an imbalance between antiangiogenic and angiogenic factors. Placental production of soluble fms…

Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease

…with inflammatory rheumatic disease have a higher cardiovascular risk than the general population. This excess risk has been documented across a broad range of conditions…

Eletrical alternans: the ECG in pericardial effusion & cardiac tamponade

…pericardiotomy syndrome. Acute transmural myocardial infarction. Rupture of the free ventricular wall. Neoplasms (particularly breast and lung cancer). Inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic…

Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…involvement, and atrioventricular block (AVB) may indicate septal involvement in the inflammatory process. A broad spectrum of pharmacologic agents can induce bradycardia or conduction disorders…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…Do not administer to patients with a history of asthma, rhinitis, or urticaria triggered by: Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Other non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…with later cardiovascular risk include: Premature menopause Premature ovarian insufficiency Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Preeclampsia Preterm delivery Gestational diabetes Small for gestational age delivery Placental…

Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…and biomarker elevation; echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging may demonstrate inflammatory involvement. Gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal disorders may mimic myocardial ischaemia, including severe oesophageal spasm…

Microvascular Angina and INOCA: Diagnosis with CFR and IMR

…this pattern. Endothelial dysfunction may contribute to both microvascular and epicardial vasomotor disorders. Endothelial activation can promote the release of adhesion molecules, inflammatory cytokines, and…

Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis from Fatty Streak to Plaque Rupture

…vasoconstriction, adhesion of circulating cells, inflammatory cell entry into the intima, and thrombus formation. Atherosclerosis is therefore not simply a disorder of lipid storage. Its…

Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…Other anti inflammatory strategies have produced less favourable results. Canakinumab, a monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin 1β, provided proof of concept but was not…

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