…rather than lipid lowering. Other anti inflammatory strategies have produced less favourable results. Canakinumab, a monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin 1β, provided proof of…

…neutropenic patient who is clinically unwell must be managed as an emergency even at a lower temperature. Suspect neutropenia in anyone who has received cytotoxic…

…compared to conventional CPR in patients with refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest. Patients aged 18 to 70, who received bystander CPR and initially presented…

…nonpharmacological management should be actively implemented. Adults with blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg should receive both lifestyle and antihypertensive drug therapy. For grade 1 hypertension…

…C by approximately 50–60%, including in patients receiving background statin therapy and in those unable to tolerate statins, provided that hepatic LDL receptor expression…

…be counteracted with simultaneous administration of norepinephrine. All patients with severe acute heart failure who receive levosimendan should be monitored invasively (e.g. arterial line…

…near the ventricular cavity, and it may to some extent receive oxygen from the blood in the ventricular cavity. The right bundle branch then runs…

…and potential adverse effects, consideration should be given to initiating therapy with the patient hospitalized and monitored for at least several days. Intravenous Loading For…

…Cardiology) Preparations for the examination Patients referred for echocardiography should receive information regarding the conduction of the examination. Some patient engagement is required to obtain…

…be normal (QRS duration <0.12 s), because both bundle branches receive the impulse and spread it. If the impulse is discharged distal to the…