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🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…Risk of acute kidney injury increases when combined with ACE inhibitors. Corticosteroids and other NSAIDs: Increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding when combined with acetylsalicylic acid…

LDL Cholesterol Targets Across Cardiovascular Risk Categories

…with diabetes and combined dyslipidaemia, non HDL C is particularly relevant because it captures triglyceride rich lipoproteins in addition to LDL and other apoB containing…

Antiplatelet Therapy in Secondary Prevention After Myocardial Infarction

…cardiovascular death, and progression of atherosclerotic disease in patients with established coronary or other atherosclerotic vascular disease. Antiplatelet therapy is a central component because platelet…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…many cases, the renal injury probably represents acute tubular necrosis arising from the combined effects of contrast exposure and other ischaemic or nephrotoxic stresses. The…

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…legumes; unsaturated fatty acids and other bioactive compounds from nuts; and antioxidant and antithrombotic constituents from whole grains. These combined effects may improve inflammation, insulin…

Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Management

…all cause mortality. The excess risk is mediated by the combined effects of hyperglycaemia, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, smoking and other conventional risk factors, together with…

Assessing left ventricular systolic function

…ventricular systolic function. These methods elucidate slightly different aspects of systolic function and their combined use allows for careful mapping of systolic function. It is…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…a pulse that can be felt. The other predictable error is forgetting that pacing hurts a great deal in a conscious patient. Indications Immediate (transcutaneous)…

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With SPECT and PET

…blood flow and myocardial flow reserve with PET. Evaluate myocardial viability, particularly when combined with metabolic imaging. Contribute to assessment of cardiac inflammation, infective endocarditis…

Fractional Flow Reserve and Non-Hyperaemic Pressure Ratios

…pressure derived index of the functional effect of an epicardial stenosis. CFR reflects the combined influence of epicardial stenosis, resting flow and microvascular vasodilator capacity…

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