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Blood Pressure Targets in Older and Frail Adults

…who are fit and independent generally benefit from guideline directed blood pressure treatment similar to that used in younger adults, provided it is tolerated. Patients…

Short Synacthen test

…form — they can themselves cause HPA suppression and are often the very question at issue A patient who needs steroid cover simply to get through…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…death, and among those who did, only a minority had a reduced value — the majority of sudden cardiac deaths occur in patients with preserved LVEF…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…or treatment with another adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitor for patients who had coronary syndrome and are at high risk of developing a new event…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…reflex for predicting a poor neurological outcome was 68.8%. This implies that approximately one third of the patients who ultimately had a favorable neurological…

ECG manifestations of left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion and critical stenosis

…minutes, hence its designation as the “widow maker.” Patients who survive long enough for clinical evaluation often have some residual antegrade flow, a dynamic thrombus…

Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…observed in patients with elevated TnT levels who had underlying cardiovascular disease, of which 69.4% died. Guo et al also report a significant association…

Bempedoic Acid: Evidence and Clinical Use

…of 13,970 patients at high cardiovascular risk who were unable or unwilling to take statins. Approximately 70% were in secondary prevention and 30% in…

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)

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

Introduction to cardiac arrest

…circumstances surrounding a sudden cardiac arrest, uncertainty may arise with regard to no flow time, low flow time, patient preferences, patient background, and the decision…

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