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Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…Relevant predispositions, such as connective tissue disease. No single pain descriptor is diagnostic. The severity of pain also has limited discriminatory value. Features suggesting myocardial…

Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…patients with cardiovascular disease. The highest mortality rate was observed in patients with elevated TnT levels who had underlying cardiovascular disease, of which 69.4…

Introduction to cardiac arrest

…authors reported that 60–70% of all cases had no myocardial disease or acute coronary syndrome. Indeed, the majority of the victims were healthy and…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…to a hanging head. Frenzel goggles or video Frenzel if available — small beats of nystagmus can otherwise be hard to see, particularly when the patient…

LDL Cholesterol Targets Across Cardiovascular Risk Categories

…189 mg/dL, 10 year risk of a first hard ASCVD event—fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction or stroke—should be estimated. The risk categories…

ECG manifestations of left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion and critical stenosis

…some patients present with severe LMCA stenosis exacerbated by other conditions, and these must also be recognized. Prompt identification of LMCA involvement is therefore critical…

Classification of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) & Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

…Patients with NSTE ACS (NSTEMI, unstable angina), on the other hand, may only display ST depressions and/or T wave inversions. STE ACS (ST Elevation…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

…and cardiovascular rationale Smoking cessation is the complete discontinuation of tobacco smoking, with avoidance of second hand smoke and, where possible, other inhaled nicotine products…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…and other relevant information for the drug Ticagrelor . Table 1 Summary Indications Ticagrelor, in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is indicated for the prevention of…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…balancing estimating the risks of bleeding. Components of the HEMORR₂HAGES Score The acronym HEMORR₂HAGES represents the following parameters: H epatic or renal disease (1 point…

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