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Stent Thrombosis: Timing, Causes, Diagnosis, and Prevention

…thrombus can fragment, embolize to other coronary branches or vascular beds, propagate through gaps between stent struts, and compromise the treated lumen. Conventional angiography has…

Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG criteria and management

…which is standard in the US and many other countries, a 2:1 block will be difficult to discern because the flutter wave may fuse…

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

…2 to 24 hours After failed fibrinolysis Immediate rescue PCI The 120 minute limit is a ceiling for the choice between primary PCI and fibrinolysis…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…or other infection over the injection site. Bacteraemia or suspected septic bursitis or arthritis. A joint prosthesis in the adjacent joint. Known hypersensitivity to the…

Other ECG changes in ischemia and infarction

…for pathological R wave progression is considerably lower than pathological Q waves and guidelines do not state any ECG criteria specific to R wave progression…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…rehabilitation and are less likely to attain blood pressure treatment goals. Female specific and female predominant risk factors Risk assessment should include reproductive and pregnancy…

Secondary Hypertension: When and How to Investigate

…is genuinely present Factors that may be contributing to elevated blood pressure Other cardiovascular risk factors and relevant comorbidities Evidence of hypertension mediated organ damage…

ECG Criteria for STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction)

…all leads except aVR and often V1, and does not correspond to a specific coronary anatomic distribution [4, 5]. In contrast to acute myocardial infarction…

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…

Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…injury leads to release of cardiac troponin, but troponin elevation is not specific for myocardial infarction. Other conditions may produce cardiomyocyte injury and elevated troponin…

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