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🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…ritonavir, and atazanavir) can lead to a significant increase in exposure to ticagrelor. Dosage: Acute Coronary Syndromes Treatment with Ticagrelor should start with a loading…

Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

…Yokokawa et al). Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy is presumably the main cause of left ventricular dysfunction among patients with atrial fibrillation and other supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Moreover…

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Definition, Types, Diagnostics & Treatment

…left main coronary artery (LAD) or 2 epicardial coronary arteries (Felker et al). Left ventricular dilation entails a markedly elevated risk of ventricular tachycardia and…

Exercise Electrocardiographic Testing: Indications, Limitations and Interpretation

…pressure, particularly when accompanied by evidence of ischaemia, may indicate exercise induced global left ventricular dysfunction. Exercise testing also provides physiological information independent of ischaemia…

Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…arteries. Epicardial spasm produces a reversible functional occlusion and usually causes transmural ischaemia. The resulting abnormalities in left ventricular function may lead to myocardial infarction…

Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…Relative: Condition Comment : : Left main stenosis Known — perform the test only on a clear indication and with full preparedness Moderate to severe aortic stenosis without…

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT): ECG features & management

…the QRS complex. In either case it will be retrograde (in lead II, III and aVF) because of the direction of atrial activation. P waves…

Ectopic atrial rhythm (EAT), atrial tachycardia (AT) & multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT)

…may recur and, in some instances, persist for extended durations. As for any long standing tachycardia, there is a risk of developing tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy…

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) in acute myocardial infarction: the Sgarbossa criteria

…changes induced by a left bundle branch block are more pronounced than those caused by ischemia. As a result, the ischemic changes are obscured and…

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment

…occur because elevated left sided filling pressures are transmitted to the pulmonary circulation. Persistent pulmonary vascular disease can lead to right ventricular strain and dysfunction…

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