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Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…or circulation. Skin symptoms may be absent, and circulatory shock does not have to be present for the condition to be serious [1]. Intramuscular adrenaline…

Cardiac tumors

…smooth surface and a nucleus that often exhibits cavities, which consist of hemorrhages in the tumor. Polypoid myxoma usually causes haemodynamic complications due to obstruction…

Pulmonary stenosis

…a paraneoplastic syndrome that occurs due to carcinomas secreting kallikrein and serotonin. In the heart, this can lead to thickening of the pulmonary valve and…

Acute Aortic Syndromes: Intramural Haematoma and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer

…plaque that penetrates through the internal elastic lamina into the media. The lesion may produce a localized medial haematoma and can progress to IMH, pseudoaneurysm…

Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Clinical Overview

…pleuritic and tends to worsen when the patient lies flat or moves [2], [5]. Localization: While often retrosternal, the pain may be localized to the…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…the latent interval of several weeks, improvement with anti inflammatory treatment, and the tendency to recur all support an immunopathological mechanism. The precise cause, however…

First-degree AV block (AV block I, AV block 1)

…AV block is rarely of clinical significance and typically does not require intervention. In most cases, the conduction delay is localized to the atrioventricular node…

Right ventricular strain: definition, causes, echocardiography

…relatively difficult to examine, which is due to the location of the ventricle in the thorax. It is localized immediately behind the sternum and thus…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy)

…and occasionally pathological Q waves. Troponin levels are often mildly elevated. Hence, takotsubo cardiomyopathy cannot be differentiated from ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Due to…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…manifests as localized, transient swelling of the subcutaneous or submucosal tissues, most frequently involving the face, lips, tongue, and upper airway. Due to the risk…

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