Cardiology Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Atherosclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the arterial wall in which lipid accumulation, vascular cell dysfunction…

…Intra articular corticosteroid injection in verified inflammatory or osteoarthritis related joint disease. Contraindications Infection of the skin or soft tissues over the puncture site — use…

…24 hours is accepted in Swedish practice. The limit is not the clock but the degree of contamination, the depth and site of the wound…

…else is supportive. But the same compression applied to a limb with arterial insufficiency can cause necrosis and, in the worst case, amputation. The decisive…

…with progressive increases in systolic blood pressure (SBP), while diastolic blood pressure (DBP) rises less steeply and may remain stable or decline later in life…

…as individuals at risk in an autosomal dominant family, whereas heterozygous carriers of an X linked condition may develop a phenotype later and require delayed…

…process compared with BMS. Neoatherosclerosis Neoatherosclerosis is a later pathological process in which lipid laden foamy macrophages accumulate within the neointima. It may be accompanied…

…higher prevalence of cardiovascular complications and death than men. Despite the effectiveness of preventive interventions in both sexes, women are less likely to receive statins…

…later. Indeed, a dynamic (varying) ST segment is suggestive of myocardial ischemia. It is wise to connect the patient to continuous ECG (ST) monitoring in…

ECG Myocardial ischemia and infarction The ECG in the assessment of myocardial reperfusion The ECG is an invaluable tool to assess whether an occlusion has…