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Leg ulcers — wound debridement and compression therapy

…Prevention of recurrence after a healed venous ulcer. After deep vein thrombosis with post thrombotic syndrome. Differential diagnosis Feature Venous ulcer Arterial ulcer Diabetic foot…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, DRESS syndrome) have been rarely reported with acetylsalicylic acid. Discontinue acetylsalicylic acid at the first sign of skin rash, mucosal lesions…

In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…with BMS. Neoatherosclerosis Neoatherosclerosis is a later pathological process in which lipid laden foamy macrophages accumulate within the neointima. It may be accompanied by necrotic…

Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay (defect)

…which the large necrotic area may cause nonspecific conduction disturbances. Such conduction disturbances may also be superimposed on existing bundle branch blocks and alter their…

Ventricular Tachycardia

…de Pointes in Long QT Syndrome) [1] . Underlying Etiologies The etiology of VT is broadly dichotomized into structural heart disease (SHD) and structurally normal hearts…

Intravascular Imaging: IVUS and OCT for PCI Optimisation

…and necrotic components. Virtual histology IVUS has also been used to identify thin cap fibroatheroma, a plaque phenotype associated with subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events…

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…The discrepancy between traditional figures and recent studies is due to the dramatic decrease in the incidence of acute coronary syndromes over the past decades…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

…pro thrombotic milieu composed of extracellular cholesterol crystals, apoptotic and necrotic macrophage debris, and abundant tissue factor [9] . The transition from a stable plaque to…

Non-ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) and Unstable Angina

…a thick fibrous cap and a small lipid core, the pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) is driven by the sudden destabilization of these lesions…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…study frequently occurs in patients with several simultaneous renal insults. Infection, hypovolaemia, cardiac dysfunction, haemodynamic instability, anaemia and other nephrotoxic exposures may contribute to tubular…

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