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Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…the plaque through the disrupted surface. Type 2 MI: Attributed to an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand, without the presence of acute atherothrombosis…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…pleural incision may expose cardiac antigens and initiate an inflammatory response. The presence of antibodies directed against cardiac tissue, the latent interval of several weeks…

Posterior Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis on the Standard ECG

…may present with acute chest pain or chest pain equivalent symptoms. The ECG assessment remains necessary even when symptoms have improved by the time of…

STEMI: Fibrinolysis, Indications, Contraindications and Rescue PCI

…A routine PPCI strategy should be considered for presentation 12–48 hours after symptom onset. Routine PCI of an occluded infarct related artery is not…

ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) without ST elevations on 12-lead ECG

…yields an injury current (ST vector) directed towards the back, where there is no exploring electrode (in the 12 lead ECG) that can present the…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…Conversely, an angiographically identified CTO without demonstrable ischaemia or viable myocardium provides a less compelling basis for intervention. The source material does not provide a…

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration After Acute Coronary Syndromes and Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

…and how PCI was performed. The need for non cardiac surgery. The presence of an indication for oral anticoagulation (OAC). Clinical context and treatment objectives…

NSTEMI: Risk Stratification and Timing of the Invasive Strategy

…for a selective invasive approach? Is the clinical likelihood of true NSTE ACS low enough that non invasive evaluation is more appropriate? The presence of…

🟠 SYNTAX Score

…SYNTAX Score further. For example, the CatLet Score has been proposed as an alternative, addressing some of the SYNTAX Score's shortcomings, such as its…

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP

…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…

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