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Indications and contraindications for myocardial perfusion imaging

…Acute aortic dissection Physical disability that precludes safe and adequate testing Relative contraindications Known obstructive left main coronary artery stenosis Moderate to severe aortic stenosis…

Physics of ultrasound

…only propagate through a physical medium. This medium may consist of any matter, e.g air, water, metal, or tissue and fluids in the human…

Management and treatment of AV block (atrioventricular blocks)

…and also suggest whether other interventions (e.g. heart failure management, evaluation for coronary artery disease, etc .) are warranted. Management of AV blocks aims to…

Carotid Artery Disease: Screening, Medical Therapy and Revascularisation

…PAD), and other manifestations of systemic atherosclerosis. The principal clinical concern is cerebral embolism or haemodynamic compromise leading to transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke…

Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…treatment and who therefore require assessment for pseudo resistance, secondary hypertension, treatment related contributors, and excess cardiovascular risk. The European definition requires failure to reduce…

Unstable Angina: Definition and Contemporary Management

…from other mechanisms. Differential diagnoses and alternative causes of troponin release must therefore be considered throughout assessment. Coronary disease is most commonly related to atheromatous…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…their proven morbidity and mortality benefits, their use is limited by specific adverse effects. Most of these adverse events are related to the suppression of…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…specific details regarding the physical examination or general evaluation of patients with bradycardia. Diagnostics Electrocardiographic assessment is fundamental to the diagnosis and management of bradyarrhythmias…

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…Physical findings related to cholesterol deposition. Untreated or inadequately treated patients may develop premature CAD. Symptoms therefore depend on the vascular territory involved and may…

Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…mixed syndrome, with exertional angina and ST segment depression related to fixed disease, together with rest angina and ST segment elevation caused by spasm. The…

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