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A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…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…

Hyponatraemia: quick reference for work-up and correction

…confusion Severe headache Persistent nausea Moderately reduced consciousness Marked gait instability The specificity of the symptoms is limited. In a patient with moderate symptoms the…

Acute Limb Ischaemia: Recognition and Urgent Management

…For example, a patient with acute graft occlusion may report an abrupt reduction in walking distance before claudication, accompanied by moderate pain or paresthesia, while…

Chronic Kidney Disease as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor

…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…

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With SPECT and PET

…cardiovascular event risk. Quantify myocardial blood flow when PET is used. SPECT is recommended in suspected chronic coronary syndrome with moderate or high pre test

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Myocardial Viability Assessment and Revascularization

…or relatively prolonged moderate ischemia may produce post ischemic stunning. In the absence of infarction, contractile recovery can occur rapidly after reperfusion, with recovery generally…

Hypertension: Initial Combination Therapy and Drug Selection

…to reach goal with one agent. It may also be preferable in patients aged ≥85 years, those with symptomatic orthostatic hypotension, moderate to severe frailty…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…respond to medication Visual disturbance Persistent severe epigastric pain Pulmonary oedema Thrombocytopenia, with platelets <100 × 10⁹/L Renal insufficiency, with creatinine 1.1 mg/dL…

Vulnerable Plaque and Mechanisms of Acute Coronary Occlusion

…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

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

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