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Complete Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndrome

…angiographically satisfactory stenting may leave clinically relevant residual ischaemia, particularly after complex coronary intervention. The clinical importance of residual disease is also influenced by anatomic…

Exercise stress testing in special patient populations

…at various stages before and after revascularization procedures (PCI or coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG]). Stress testing is used to establish the diagnosis of ischemic…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…up and staging of lymphoma and myeloma. Suspected bone marrow metastasis. Assessment of treatment response and measurement of residual disease (MRD). Fever of unknown origin…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…change of position — turning over in bed, lying down, standing up, tilting the head backwards. A symptom free interval between attacks, with possible residual unsteadiness…

Edrophonium test

…Assessment of whether residual weakness in a patient with known myasthenia responds to further cholinesterase inhibition. The test has a sensitivity of around 60 % and…

Urinary catheterisation

…retention. Chronic urinary retention with renal impairment or a large residual volume. A need for accurate measurement of urine output in a critically ill patient…

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…infarction and its clinical course Left ventricular function Residual ischaemic myocardium Ventricular arrhythmic risk Cardiovascular risk factors Functional capacity and degree of deconditioning Psychological status…

Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…patients with previous myocardial infarction and residual inflammation, defined by hsCRP ≥2 mg/L, it produced a modest reduction in a composite of cardiovascular death…

Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: Evolution, Evidence and Stent Choice

…and lower thrombogenicity. Stent thrombosis Early metallic stents reduced acute closure but introduced the risk of thrombosis related to the intravascular foreign body. First generation…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…residual LDL C reduction required is greater than can reasonably be obtained with a statin alone but does not necessarily require the larger effect of…

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