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ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…paradoxical vasodilation with hypotension occur, often accompanied by bradycardia. Most cases involve a mixed response of both hypotension and bradycardia. However, some patients exhibit a…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease

…vasculitides, mixed connective tissue disease, myositis, Sjögren syndrome, gout and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Collectively, these disorders are associated with excess cardiovascular disease (CVD), although the…

ArticleCardiology
Ivabradine: Indications, Dosing and Heart-Rate Targets

…current is a mixed inward Na⁺/K⁺ current activated by hyperpolarisation and contributes to spontaneous diastolic depolarisation. By inhibiting the intracellular portion of its transmembrane…

ArticleReferensvärden
Liver parameters

…upper limit of normal). An R 5 indicates hepatocellular injury, R < 2 cholestatic injury, and 2–5 a mixed pattern. Orders of magnitude that…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…Cardiotoxicity Label Section DICT Concern Cardiac side effects Severity of cardiotoxicity Hyaluronic Acid HYALURONIC ACID HYALURONIC ACID NA no no ZYPREXA Relprevv OLANZAPINE PAMOATE Olanzapine…

ArticleInfo
🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…who cannot swallow the tablets whole, they can be crushed, mixed in half a glass of water, and consumed immediately. The mixture can also be…

ArticleAkutsjukvård
Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…Delirium is common but often missed. On medical and geriatric wards a substantial proportion of older patients are affected, and the incidence is particularly high…

ArticleEchocardiography
Cardiac thromboembolism: cardiac sources of embolism

Echocardiography Cardiac thromboembolism Thromboembolism is a leading cause of death worldwide (1). Emboli originating in the atria, left atrial appendage (LAA), ventricles, valves, and proximal…

ArticleContinous medical discussion: the ECG blog
A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…99% of the ventricular arrhythmias they detect. It lies instead in patient selection. Because implantation entails appreciable cost and procedural risk, the risk benefit balance…