…of the ST segment. A male patient (Figure 1) presented at age 36 years with an ECG showing deep and persistent, concave upward ST segment…

…signs of raised intracranial pressure or impending herniation Moderately severe symptoms New confusion Severe headache Persistent nausea Moderately reduced consciousness Marked gait instability The specificity…

…weakness to paralysis and is a particularly important marker of threatened limb viability. Paralysis generally indicates severe and persistent ischaemia. The limb may be cold…

…may produce cardiorenal syndrome. Worsening renal function in the presence of persistent congestion is particularly associated with elevated central venous pressure, which is transmitted to…

…hypoperfusion and is consistent with inducible ischaemia. A persistent defect on stress and rest images may represent scar, although interpretation must account for attenuation and…

…This functional definition encompasses several physiological states. Brief coronary occlusion or relatively prolonged moderate ischemia may produce post ischemic stunning. In the absence of infarction…

…years, those with symptomatic orthostatic hypotension, moderate to severe frailty, or very old or frail patients who may not tolerate rapid blood pressure reduction. Initial…

…helps explain the neurological manifestations of preeclampsia and the potential for stroke even at blood pressure levels that might otherwise be considered only moderately elevated…

…By contrast, an acute thrombus may form at a site that was previously only mildly or moderately stenosed. Plaque rupture Plaques prone to rupture characteristically…

Mitral valve regurgitation Primary parameters Mild regurgiation Moderate regurgitation Severe regurgitation Vena contracta (cm) < 0,3 0,3 0,69 0,69 EROA (cm²…