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Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay (defect)

…due to arrhythmias. Note that other causes of wide QRS complex must always be considered. For example, Wolff Parkinson White syndrome (WPW), pacemaker stimulated beats…

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…

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)

…reported with acetylsalicylic acid. Discontinue acetylsalicylic acid at the first sign of skin rash, mucosal lesions, or hypersensitivity. Interactions Pharmacodynamic interactions Anticoagulants, thrombolytics, or other…

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…

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…infarction or ischemic episode to result in ventricular arrhythmia, it must coincide with other pro arrhythmogenic factors. The emergence of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation…

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

…progressive, and highly complex lipid driven inflammatory disease of the arterial intima that serves as the fundamental pathophysiological substrate for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including…

Ventricular Tachycardia

…The necrotic myocardium is replaced by dense collagenous scar, interspersed with surviving bundles of myocytes that form the slow conducting isthmuses critical for re entry…

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

…and a small lipid core, the pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) is driven by the sudden destabilization of these lesions, a process known as…

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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