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Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

…dysfunction, LV aneurysm formation, and reduced LV systolic function. The principal mechanisms are the combination of an abnormal thrombogenic endocardial surface and blood stasis. During…

Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…therefore extends beyond reducing myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, or cardiovascular death. Preservation of mobility, cognition, independence, functional capacity, and quality of life may be…

Endotracheal intubation

…III–IV (5 points), obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (2 points), reduced neck mobility (1 point), mouth opening under 3 cm (1 point), coma (1 point)…

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Assessment and Treatment

…symptoms suggestive of sleep disordered breathing Hypoventilation Peripheral oedema or venous disease Reduced mobility Osteoarthritis and low back pain Symptoms of type 2 diabetes or…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…Reumatic heart disease Thickened chordae tendineae . Thickened leaflet tips. Reduced leaflet mobility. Left sided rheumatic valvular disease is virtually always present. Carcinoid heart disease Short…

Cardiac tumors

…the mass are indicative in diagnostics. A patient who exhibits an ecotdense mass entrenched in the endocardium with impaired mobility (for example, after myocardial infarction)…

Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction

Cardiology Definition and classification Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) is a clinical syndrome defined by the combination of symptoms and/or signs…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…ischemic heart disease, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and post myocardial infarction (MI) care. Despite their proven morbidity and mortality benefits, their use…

Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

Echocardiography Echocardiography in 2D Two dimensional (2D) ultrasound is the most commonly used modality in echocardiography. The two dimensions presented are width (x axis) and…

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment

…with LVEF 40% have substantial morbidity and mortality, despite often having a greater burden of cardiovascular and non cardiovascular comorbidity than patients with reduced EF…

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