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ECG Criteria for STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction)

…point. The diagnostic criteria require new ST elevation in at least two contiguous leads [8, 10]. The specific voltage thresholds vary based on patient age…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…of more efficacious agents with wider therapeutic to toxic windows, and its routine use in adult patients is generally discouraged. However, it retains a specific…

Invasive Coronary Angiography: Indications and Vascular Access

…patients with a very high clinical likelihood of obstructive CAD, defined in the source material as greater than 85%, particularly when one or more of…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…deaths occur in patients with preserved LVEF, for whom no practical risk prediction tool currently exists. At the other end, roughly two thirds of ICDs…

Stent Thrombosis: Timing, Causes, Diagnosis, and Prevention

…be specified. Coronary arterial thrombi are predominantly platelet rich because they form under high shear conditions. Disruption of an atherosclerotic plaque or injury associated with…

Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG criteria and management

…the US and many other countries, a 2:1 block will be difficult to discern because the flutter wave may fuse with the preceding T…

Acute coronary syndrome: quick reference for loading doses and time targets

…diagnostic ECG, the ECG must be repeated, particularly with ongoing or recurrent pain [1,3,4]. This quick reference gives internationally established doses. Drug availability…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…Suspected or known tendon rupture. No response to previous injections at the same site. More than three injections at the same site within a year…

Other ECG changes in ischemia and infarction

…follows: QRS complex with more than 1 R wave and/or notch in the descending limb of the R wave and/or notch in the…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…Female specific or female predominant factors associated with later cardiovascular risk include: Premature menopause Premature ovarian insufficiency Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Preeclampsia Preterm delivery Gestational…

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