…classes. By acting on more than one pathophysiological pathway, combinations generally lower blood pressure more effectively than simply increasing the dose of a single drug…

…and does the patient need an anticoagulant? The unstable patient Immediate electrical cardioversion, without delay, in any of the following: A systolic blood pressure <…

…received approval. In chronic coronary syndrome, the recommended LDL C objective is: LDL C <1.4 mmol/L (<55 mg/dL) , and A reduction of…

…most consistent contemporary role is therefore the assessment of functional capacity, symptoms, haemodynamic responses, arrhythmias and prognosis, with diagnostic interpretation reserved for appropriately selected patients…

…I B Consider connecting leads V7, V8 and V9 in patients with high suspicion of posterior acute myocardial infarction (e.g due to reciprocal ST…

…the patient's own clinic delay empirical antibiotics [1]. A practical target: give the first dose of broad spectrum antibiotics within 60 minutes of triage…

…myocardial infarction COLCOT The COLCOT trial enrolled 4745 patients within 30 days of myocardial infarction. Participants received colchicine 0.5 mg once daily or placebo…

…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…

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

…infarction the prevalence of right and left bundle branch block on arrival ECG is 6% and 7%, respectively. A proportion of these patients have a…