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🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

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

Liver parameters

…Go through the medication and any herbal preparations carefully — drug induced liver injury is the commonest cause of acute liver failure in the Nordic countries.

Ectopic atrial rhythm (EAT), atrial tachycardia (AT) & multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT)

…Discontinuation of digoxin is typically sufficient in patients whose atrial tachycardia is induced by the drug. Management of all other cases aligns with the approach…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…other nephrotoxic exposures may contribute to tubular injury, making attribution to contrast alone difficult. In patients with normal renal function, the occurrence of contrast induced…

Adenosine: Administration Technique, Dose Escalation and Precautions

…conduction properties. Furthermore, adenosine binds to four types of receptors. Binding to A2A receptors induces coronary vasodilation, whereas binding to the A1, A2B, and A3…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…drugs despite control Hypertension with spontaneous or diuretic induced hypokalaemia Hypertension with an adrenal incidentaloma Hypertension associated with sleep apnoea Hypertension with atrial fibrillation in…

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…others take months or years to develop (e.g. myocardial remodeling in heart failure or after myocardial infarction). Ventricular arrhythmias are easier to induce in…

Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

…of drugs (notably beta blockers, digitalis, verapamil, diltiazem, amiodarone, clonidine) – These drugs affect the pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node. They may also induce conduction…

ECG changes caused by antiarrhythmic drugs, beta blockers & calcium channel blockers

…may induce Brugada syndrome in individuals with underlying genetic susceptibility. If ECG changes consistent with Brugada syndrome develop during treatment with flecainide, the drug must…

Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation

…risk factor [2] . This change reflects robust evidence that female sex alone, in the absence of other comorbidities, does not significantly increase stroke risk. Conversely…

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