…be removed in general practice or in the emergency department with simple equipment. Two principles determine the outcome: the first attempt is the best attempt …

…low pressures. No smoking or coffee in the preceding hour. Remove socks and any compression stockings. Avoid measuring the arm pressure on the side with…

…75 years without diabetes and with LDL C between 70 and 189 mg/dL, 10 year risk of a first hard ASCVD event—fatal or…

…hypertension Pulse pressure 40–60 mmHg A narrow pulse pressure suggests a low stroke volume Capillary refill < 3 s A simple and validated marker…

…morphology, which replaces the sharp negative S wave seen in the low risk beat — the previously undescribed biomarker identified by the deep learning model. Predicting…

…rationale Bempedoic acid is an oral, small molecule lipid lowering agent used to reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL C), particularly when statins cannot be…

…Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an inherited disorder characterized by persistently elevated plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL C) from early life and a consequent excess…

…Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a hepatic protein that regulates the availability of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDL receptor) on hepatocytes…

…left and right ventricle is rather common. The ECG has low sensitivity with respect to detecting biventricular hypertrophy. This is because the strong and oppositely…

…recovery. A patient who stops at a low workload with a fall in blood pressure is a high risk patient even with normal ST segments…