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

…culminating in a partially or fully occlusive intraluminal thrombus [5] . ACS Classification The clinical spectrum of Acute Coronary Syndromes encompasses Unstable Angina (UA), Non ST…

NSTEMI (Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) & Unstable Angina: Diagnosis, Criteria, ECG, Management

…and unstable angina. Although ECG changes in NSTEMI and unstable angina have been discussed previously (refer to Classification of Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Ischemia and…

CPAP and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

…target : : : : : Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema CPAP 5–7.5 cmH₂O Increase in steps of 2.5 to 10–12.5 cmH₂O according to tolerance and effect…

ApoB and Non-HDL Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

…discordant with LDL C or non HDL C, cardiovascular risk may be misestimated if cholesterol measures alone are used. Risk in these circumstances appears to…

Fractional Flow Reserve and Non-Hyperaemic Pressure Ratios

…precisely, FFR compares the pressure driving flow distal to a stenosis with the pressure that would be available in the absence of that stenosis. The…

Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: Causes, Work-up and Management

…infarction Definition and clinical concept Myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) describes a clinical presentation in which the patient has symptoms suggestive of…

Pre-test Probability and Selection of Non-invasive Testing in Stable Angina

…the clinical value of any diagnostic test depends not only on its sensitivity and specificity but also on disease prevalence in the population being tested…

A New Approach to Acute Coronary Syndromes: Occlusion MI (OMI) vs. Non-Occlusion MI (NOMI)

…limitation has been acknowledged in contemporary clinical guidelines (Byrne et al, 2023). A new framework differentiating Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (OMI) from Non Occlusion Myocardial Infarction…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…Definition and pharmacological basis Ezetimibe is a non statin lipid lowering agent that inhibits the Niemann–Pick C1 like 1 (NPC1L1) transporter in the intestine…

Microvascular Angina and INOCA: Diagnosis with CFR and IMR

…with non obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) describes anginal symptoms in patients whose epicardial coronary arteries are normal or show no obstructive disease. Ischaemia with non…

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