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ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

…accounting for approximately 80% of cases. Other causes include acute mechanical complications—particularly ventricular septal defect (VSD) and papillary muscle rupture with acute severe mitral…

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With SPECT and PET

…Stress MPI is based on the principle that flow limiting coronary disease limits the ability of a myocardial territory to augment blood flow during exercise…

Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

…limb leads. Click to zoom. Figure 4. Sinus bradycardia. Click to zoom. Treatment of sinus bradycardia Benign causes of sinus bradycardia (e.g. vasovagal reaction…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…is therefore reduction of LDL cholesterol (LDL C), through a mechanism complementary to that of statins. Statins reduce hepatic cholesterol synthesis, whereas ezetimibe limits intestinal…

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

Psykiatri Akutsjukvård Lathundar Rapid summary Alcohol withdrawal occurs after an abrupt reduction or cessation of prolonged and heavy alcohol intake. The condition can develop despite…

Acute Limb Ischaemia: Recognition and Urgent Management

…medicine Definition and pathophysiology Acute limb ischaemia (ALI) is an abrupt reduction in arterial perfusion of an upper or lower limb that causes tissue metabolic…

LDL Cholesterol Targets Across Cardiovascular Risk Categories

…is associated with lower ASCVD risk across the range studied, including concentrations below 1.4 mmol/L (55 mg/dL). The proportional reduction in cardiovascular…

Antiplatelet Therapy in Secondary Prevention After Myocardial Infarction

…benefit of coronary intervention while limiting major and clinically relevant bleeding. Long term antiplatelet therapy after STEMI is associated with approximately a 25% reduction in…

Aspirin in Primary Prevention: Current Recommendations

…aggregation. Because aspirin affects only one pathway of platelet activation, its antiplatelet effect is relatively limited compared with agents that inhibit other platelet pathways. The…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

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

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