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Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

Cardiology Clinical medicine Definition and clinical classification Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy comprise chronic or pre existing hypertension, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. Collectively, they affect approximately…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

…venous hypertension, and pulmonary congestion. Hemodynamic deterioration is more likely with larger infarcts, anterior infarction, advanced age, delayed or unsuccessful revascularization, and pre existing diabetes…

Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…syndromes (ACS) and is also a common tachyarrhythmia requiring treatment in decompensated heart failure (DHF). In the critically ill patient, AF may be pre existing…

ACE Inhibitors: Initiation, Titration and Creatinine Monitoring

…patients with preexisting azotemia, hypotension, hyponatremia, diabetes mellitus, or in those taking potassium supplements. When managing albuminuria or CKD, the serum creatinine and potassium should…

🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…no no INFED IRON DEXTRAN IRON DEXTRAN Mixed ar less patients with pre existing cardiovascular disease/cardiac arrest Solu Cortef HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM…

Noradrenaline, Dobutamine and Levosimendan: Practical Infusion Use

…may indicate the need for inodilator therapy. Furthermore, acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock can present de novo in pregnant women without pre existing heart…

Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…syndromes, or heart failure have preexisting hypertension. The relationship between blood pressure and outcome in older adults is not linear at very low pressures. Excessive…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…failure. The pathophysiology of these events may stem from reversible causes, including hypovolemia, hypoxia, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, preexisting acidosis, drug overdose, hypothermia, and hyperkalemia…

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…as an increase in the frequency of a pre existing arrhythmia, the sustenance of a previously non sustained arrhythmia, or the development of an entirely…

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and ECG Criteria

…ischaemia and whether infarction has occurred The extent and degree of myocardial involvement The anatomical territory, including anterior, inferoposterolateral or right ventricular involvement Pre existing…

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