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The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…myocardial injury , demonstrated by a rise and/or fall in cTn with at least one value above the 99th percentile URL; and Clinical evidence of…

Immediate Management of Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection

…anatomically according to involvement of the ascending aorta: Stanford type A: involves the ascending aorta, with or without extension into the arch or descending aorta…

Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…as compared with 4.5% among patients without evidence of myocardial injury (normal troponin I levels). Hence, troponin I was a strong predictor of survival…

Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…failure, and heart failure have been identified as important risk factors. Severe atherosclerosis of the axillary or subclavian arteries may increase the risk of embolization…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…requiring dialysis is uncommon except in the presence of substantial pre existing CKD, particularly when congestive heart failure or other causes of ischaemic AKI coexist…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…in three minutes, without drugs . The diagnosis rests on the history, a positive Dix–Hallpike test and the absence of other neurological findings. The treatment…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…there are generally no reliable and safe drugs available for long term heart rate augmentation without undesirable side effects. Drugs, With Doses and Practical Co

Posterior acute myocardial infarction (STEMI)

…transmural ischemia. On the other hand, leads V1–V3 (occasionally V4) may detect the injury currents and present them as ST segment depressions. These depressions…

Urinary alkalinisation

…forward. Heart failure, pulmonary oedema and other conditions with a high risk of fluid overload — a relative contraindication requiring invasive monitoring and slower administration. Significant…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…heart, aorta, kidneys, or other vascular beds. Malignant hypertension represents an extreme form in which acute microvascular injury occurs, classically involving fibrinoid necrosis of small…

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