…dose for extended treatment for patients who had a heart attack at least a year ago and are at high risk of a new event…

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

…status Risk of falls Symptoms or history suggesting orthostatic hypotension Multimorbidity Polypharmacy and overall therapeutic burden Life expectancy Patient priorities and preferences Patients who are…

…instability. Fewer than 1% of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who reach the catheterization laboratory are found to have complete LMCA occlusion, likely…

…noted among patients with cardiovascular disease. The highest mortality rate was observed in patients with elevated TnT levels who had underlying cardiovascular disease, of which…

…double blind, placebo controlled study of 13,970 patients at high cardiovascular risk who were unable or unwilling to take statins. Approximately 70% were in…

…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…

…who lack significant comorbidities. The underlying etiology of the cardiac arrest should be amenable to reversal. The indication is stronger in younger individuals. Individual patient…

…often the very question at issue A patient who needs steroid cover simply to get through the day of the test can therefore be given…

…patient preferences, patient background, and the decision to initiate CPR is often ambiguous. Since the risk of attempting CPR is extremely low and the potentially…