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Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…cerebrovascular accident at a young age in the patient or family Hypertensive first degree relatives of patients with PA Patients with hypokalaemia may develop weakness…

STEMI: Primary PCI and System-of-Care Time Targets

…primary PCI should be considered in otherwise stable patients. More than 48 hours after onset: routine PCI of an occluded infarct related artery is not…

Aspirin in Primary Prevention: Current Recommendations

…does not reduce cardiovascular or all cause mortality. Reported relative effects include: Approximately 11% reduction in cardiovascular events in a meta analysis of primary prevention…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…Primary prevention targets people without clinical CVD who nevertheless have established risk factors or an elevated estimated risk. It combines lifestyle intervention with treatment of…

🟠 Mitral valve

…publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 30 (4), pp. 303–371. DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.01.007. Mitral valve stenosis Primary parameters…

🟠 Tricuspid valve

…regurgitation Primary parameters Mild regurgiation Moderate regurgitation Severe regurgitation PISA radius < 0,6 0,6 0,9 0,9 Vena contracta (cm) not defined…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…the circumference, do not guess. Measure the blood pressure in both arms when fitting the device. Use the arm with the higher pressure, or the…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…single central feature is enough to proceed with urgent investigation , and a normal CT of the brain does not exclude an infarction in the posterior…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…taken with or without food. Administering a 60 mg loading dose on an empty stomach may provide the fastest onset of effect. Do not crush…

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