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

…is CCS, usually with recurrent angina. Approximately one fifth of clinically recognized ISR presentations are ACS. ISR may occasionally be associated with myocardial infarction. The…

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Oesophageal ECG

…Suspected atrial flutter with a rapid, regular ventricular rhythm in which the flutter waves are concealed. A recurrent unclear wide or narrow complex tachycardia in…

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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…

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Paracentesis

…pancreatic ascites. Therapeutic paracentesis: Tense ascites with abdominal discomfort, early satiety or respiratory compromise. Diuretic refractory or diuretic intolerant ascites, as recurrent treatment. Contraindications There…

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Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…drainage: empyema, complicated parapneumonic effusion with a pH below 7.20, haemothorax, a symptomatic or large pneumothorax, recurrent malignant effusion (often combined with pleurodesis), and…

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Reduction of dislocations

…to reduce a fracture dislocation or to miss a posterior dislocation. The exceptions are an obvious recurrent dislocation in a patient with known instability and…

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🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…specific mutation present. For patients at elevated risk—such as those with a history of cardiac arrest, recurrent syncope despite beta blocker therapy, or markedly…

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🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…specific mutation present. For patients at elevated risk—such as those with a history of cardiac arrest, recurrent syncope despite beta blocker therapy, or markedly…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…also influence prognosis. Major depression after infarction is associated independently with increased mortality, while inadequate emotional support is associated with recurrent cardiac events. One possible…

ArticleCardiology
Lipoprotein(a): Measurement and Clinical Implications

…with first and recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events. The strongest observed associations are with myocardial infarction and aortic valve stenosis; associations are less pronounced with…

ArticleEchocardiography
Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

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

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…level, producing atrioventricular (AV) or intraventricular blocks. Isolated sinus bradycardia in the early hours following infarction may be associated with hemodynamic compromise. More broadly, bradyarrhythmic…

ArticleCardiology
Diuretic Strategy and Decongestion in Heart Failure

…and reflects excessive retention of sodium and water, with expansion of both the intravascular and extravascular compartments. Heart failure is defined physiologically by the inability…

ArticleEchocardiography
Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

…heart failure. Recurrent ischemia or reinfarction. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia. Features suggesting systemic embolization. In patients with recurrent chest pain and hemodynamic compromise after MI, mechanical complications…

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

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

ArticleCardiology
Refractory Angina: Options When Standard Therapy Fails

…attempted recanalization of a chronic total coronary occlusion. Angina or ischaemia with non obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA/INOCA), after appropriate investigation has identified the relevant…

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

…these events. Clinical presentation and symptoms Most patients with stent thrombosis present with ACS. Clinical manifestations therefore commonly include recurrent myocardial ischaemia, recurrent infarction, or…

ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
Unstable Angina: Definition and Contemporary Management

…ischemia and infarction Definition and Pathophysiology Unstable angina (UA) is an acute coronary syndrome characterized by myocardial ischaemia occurring at rest or with minimal exertion…

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🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…prophylaxis to prevent recurrence of cerebrovascular diseases, such as: Transient ischemic attacks (TIA). Stroke Contraindications Cross reactivity: Do not administer to patients with a history…

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

…ECG 9 . Delivery of shock (red arrow), with subsequent asystole. ECG 10 . Recurrence of supraventricular complexes (red arrows). ECG 11 . Relapse of VF and new…

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Electrical cardioversion

…when the shock is delivered, and that the thromboembolic risk has been dealt with before the atria begin to contract again. An unsynchronised shock that…

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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…

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Pericardiocentesis

…the only absolute indication, and always urgent. A large pericardial effusion with symptoms despite medical treatment. Diagnostic drainage in suspected purulent pericarditis, tuberculosis or malignancy…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…AF with rapid ventricular response is particularly important. Cardioversion is generally not immediately indicated if the patient remains significantly decompensated, because recurrence is frequent while…