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Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…national guideline for the management of reperfusion treatment in ischaemic stroke, Nationell arbetsgrupp Stroke (the national stroke working group), version 4 of 27 February 2024…

Levosimendan (Simdax, Simendan) in acute heart failure

…sensitization of troponin C; (2) vasodilatory actions; and (3) modulation of sarcolemmal and mitochondrial potassium ATP channels. Levosimendan alleviates heart failure symptoms, increases cardiac output…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

…permeability of the endothelium to circulating apolipoprotein B (ApoB) containing lipoproteins, predominantly low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL C) [3] . Once trapped within the subendothelial space…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…to urine flow? 2. Is the patient hypovolaemic, adequately filled or fluid overloaded? 3. Is there, or is there approaching, an indication for dialysis? AKI…

The Cabrera format of the 12-lead ECG and inverted lead aVR

…the Cabrera format. As evident in Figure 3, if leads I, II and III would have been displayed next to each other, the T wave…

ECG Criteria for STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction)

…10]: Patient Demographic Lead Group ST Elevation Threshold at J Point Men under 40 years V2 to V3 Greater than or equal to 2.5…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…LVEF), measured by echocardiography. Reduced LVEF reliably identifies a high risk group that derives a large, trial proven survival benefit from primary prevention ICDs. Its…

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

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

Immediate Management of Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection

…stops before reaching the ascending aorta. Conservative treatment in this group is associated with high mortality when malperfusion or rupture develops; surgery or endovascular treatment…

Risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest

…showed no recent disease in coronary arteries or in heart muscle. In other words, the heart today is anatomically the same as it was yesterday…

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