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ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pathophysiology Atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes have important inflammatory components. Inflammation contributes to atherothrombosis through activation of…

ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…to recurrent angina caused by disease in the treated segment. The clinical implications range from asymptomatic angiographic disease to chronic coronary syndrome (CCS), acute coronary…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…a spectrum of rhythm disturbances characterized by an inappropriately slow heart rate. Within the context of acute coronary syndromes, particularly ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)…

ArticleCardiology
Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Statins as First-Line Treatment

…in reducing major cardiovascular events. Acute coronary syndromes The period immediately after ACS is particularly vulnerable, with recurrent cardiovascular events concentrated early after discharge. Consequently…

ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
Stent Thrombosis: Timing, Causes, Diagnosis, and Prevention

…with stent thrombosis present with ACS. Clinical manifestations therefore commonly include recurrent myocardial ischaemia, recurrent infarction, or acute coronary occlusion. Stent thrombosis may occur within…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…of STEMI remain at substantial risk of recurrent cardiovascular events. Long term prognosis is influenced particularly by: Resting left ventricular function The amount of residual…

ArticleCardiology
Diuretic Strategy and Decongestion in Heart Failure

…and prevention of recurrent congestion and hospitalization. Clinical presentation and symptoms Symptoms of congestion Dyspnea is the dominant presenting symptom in acute decompensated heart failure…

ArticleEchocardiography
Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

Echocardiography Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is an intracavitary clot attached to the LV endocardium, typically overlying an akinetic…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…anxiety, intense emotion, the sight of blood, unpleasant sights and odors, and orthostatic stress. Situational triggers such as acute hemorrhage, cough, defecation, laugh, micturition, sneeze…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

Indications Acute myocardial infarction. Unstable coronary artery disease. Stable angina pectoris. Secondary prophylaxis to prevent recurrence of cerebrovascular diseases, such as: Transient ischemic attacks (TIA…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…during the acute illness The ventricular rate and its relationship to symptoms and haemodynamic status Whether heart failure is present and whether left ventricular systolic…

ArticleProcedurer
Leg ulcers — wound debridement and compression therapy

…lipodermatosclerosis, stasis dermatitis. Prevention of recurrence after a healed venous ulcer. After deep vein thrombosis with post thrombotic syndrome. Differential diagnosis Feature Venous ulcer Arterial…

ArticleEmergency medicine
Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…The emergency evaluation of non traumatic chest discomfort is structured around three principal diagnostic categories: Myocardial ischaemia , particularly acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Other cardiopulmonary causes …

ArticleProcedurer
Oesophageal ECG

Procedurer The oesophagus runs directly behind the left atrium. An electrode placed in the oesophagus at the right level therefore records atrial depolarisation with an…

ArticleProcedurer
Otoscopy and ear syringing

…Before audiometry or the fitting of a hearing aid. Recurrent otitis externa in which the wax retains moisture. Contraindications Absolute contraindications to irrigation: A known…

ArticleProcedurer
Paracentesis

…straightforward: ultrasound to find the fluid, an insertion site in the left lower quadrant lateral to the rectus sheath, and a cell count plus albumin…

ArticleProcedurer
Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…haemothorax, a symptomatic or large pneumothorax, recurrent malignant effusion (often combined with pleurodesis), and in chest trauma and postoperatively. Emergency needle decompression: a clinical suspicion…

ArticleProcedurer
Reduction of dislocations

…miss a posterior dislocation. The exceptions are an obvious recurrent dislocation in a patient with known instability and a low energy mechanism, and a neurovascularly…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…risk—such as those with a history of cardiac arrest, recurrent syncope despite beta blocker therapy, or markedly prolonged QT intervals—the implantation of an…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…risk—such as those with a history of cardiac arrest, recurrent syncope despite beta blocker therapy, or markedly prolonged QT intervals—the implantation of an…

ArticleCardiology
Lipoprotein(a): Measurement and Clinical Implications

…of cholesterol than LDL cholesterol. Clinical implications High Lp(a) is independently associated with first and recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events. The strongest observed associations…

ArticleEchocardiography
Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

…the main cause of left ventricular dysfunction among patients with atrial fibrillation and other supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Moreover, ventricular tachyarrhythmias (including recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 3

…fibrillation (VF). ECG 6 . Delivery of shock, followed by asystole. ECG 7 . Asystole after shock. ECG 8 . Recurrence of supraventricular rhythm. ECG 9 . Supraventricular rhythm.

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 7

…tachycardia. ECG 3 . Spontaneous termination of the ventricular tachycardia. ECG 4 . Recurrence and spontaneous termination of ventricular tachycardia. ECG 5 . Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, self terminating…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 2

…10 . Recurrence of supraventricular complexes (red arrows). ECG 11 . Relapse of VF and new shock. ECG 12 . Sinus rhythm. ECG 13 . Recurring VT. ECG 14…

ArticleProcedurer
Electrical cardioversion

…Known left atrial thrombus. A markedly enlarged left atrium, marked hyperthyroidism or an untreated underlying cause make recurrence all but certain and argue against elective…

ArticleProcedurer
Nasogastric tube

…a pause. Position the patient semi recumbent with the chin slightly towards the chest — an extended neck directs the tube towards the larynx. Procedure 1…