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Peripheral Artery Disease: Diagnosis, Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk Management

…PAD) is a clinical disorder caused by stenosis or occlusion of the aorta or arteries supplying the limbs. In adults over 40 years of age…

Acute Limb Ischaemia: Recognition and Urgent Management

…ischaemia (ALI) is an abrupt reduction in arterial perfusion of an upper or lower limb that causes tissue metabolic requirements to exceed available blood flow…

The T-wave: physiology, variants and ECG features

… However, T wave inversions that are accompanied by ST segment deviation (either depression or elevation) is representative of ischemia (but in that scenario, it is…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

…abrupt reduction in coronary blood flow caused by thrombotic occlusion of a previously atherosclerotic artery. Plaque erosion or rupture exposes thrombogenic material to circulating blood…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and Electrocardiographic Criteria

…central portion of the chest or the epigastrium and occasionally radiates to the arms. Less common sites of radiation include the abdomen, back, lower jaw…

The left ventricle in myocardial ischemia and infarction

…also supplies the inferior left ventricular wall in over 90% of all individuals. Hence, a proximal occlusion (in the RCA) which cuts off blood flow…

STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction): Diagnosis, ECG, Criteria, and Management

…NSTEMI) or unstable angina (UA), is attributed to the greater extent of ischemia present in STEMI. In STEMI, a complete coronary artery occlusion leads to…

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and ECG Criteria

…with advancing age. Presentations without pain may include: Sudden breathlessness Syncope or sudden loss of consciousness Confusion Profound weakness An arrhythmia Peripheral embolism An ot

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…occlusions of arteries in the brain, limbs or other organs. However, the increased risk in mortality is not completely explained by the increased risk of…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…women or three in men, or at least four drinks for women or five for men on one occasion. Pharmacokinetics and pathophysiology Approximately 95% of…

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