…is retained contamination, not poor suture technique — and the commonest cause of permanent loss of function is a tendon injury that was sutured over without…

…tissue. The distribution of retained tracer provides tomographic information about relative regional perfusion. Imaging is generally performed at rest and during exercise or pharmacological stress…

…reactions that promote plaque formation and progression. As the burden of retained atherogenic particles accumulates over time, the probability of an acute atherosclerotic cardiovascular event…

…heart disease and acute myocardial infarction has been reduced by approximately 50% during the past few decades, the incidence of heart failure has remained stable…

…heart disease and acute myocardial infarction has been reduced by approximately 50% during the past few decades, the incidence of heart failure has remained stable…

…are no means of determining what phase the patient is in. The three phases following a sudden cardiac arrest were described by Weisfeldt and Becker …

…of foods habitually consumed rather than isolated nutrients considered independently. For cardiometabolic health, the most favourable patterns generally contain more minimally processed, fibre rich and…

…advent of more efficacious agents with wider therapeutic to toxic windows, and its routine use in adult patients is generally discouraged. However, it retains a…

…discharge, dizziness, tinnitus, fever in a child without an obvious focus, and before every ear syringing. Removal of cerumen: Hearing loss, a blocked sensation, itching…

…the imperative of stroke prevention against the inherent risks of iatrogenic hemorrhage. ECG recordings of atrial fibrillation. Click to enlarge. Risk Stratification: Stroke and Bleeding…

…endocarditis. With 2D and later 3D ultrasound, the technology has been greatly refined. Similarly, the development of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been extremely valuable. Echocardiography…