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NSTEMI: Risk Stratification and Timing of the Invasive Strategy

…revascularization, while avoiding unnecessary procedural complications and bleeding in those at lower risk or in whom the hazards of revascularization outweigh its potential benefit. A…

Risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest

…Strong risk factors serve as useful predictors in prediction models. Targeting risk factors has been very successful in the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic…

🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

5 Year Risk of Life Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias [calc_123lqts] Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited cardiac channelopathy characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization, which…

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP

Cardiology Definition and purpose Cardiovascular risk assessment estimates an individual’s probability of experiencing cardiovascular disease (CVD) over a defined period. SCORE2 and SCORE2 Older…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…while low educational attainment contributes materially to overall risk. The population impact of a risk factor depends not only on the relative risk associated with…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…conventional risk factors have sex dependent effects: Blood pressure rises more steeply in women from young adulthood, resulting in a greater lifetime burden of hypertension…

🟠 CHADS-VA Bleeding Risk Score

…GY. Evaluation of risk stratification schemes for ischaemic stroke and bleeding in 182,678 patients with atrial fibrillation: the Swedish Atrial Fibrillation cohort study. Eur…

Management of bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia)

…and should be managed urgently. The risk of cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest is high and pharmacological interventions are frequently futile. It is often necessary…

Hypertriglyceridaemia: Management and Cardiovascular Risk

…or physical manifestations of HTG. Moderate HTG is primarily discussed as a cardiovascular risk marker, while severe HTG is clinically important because of its association…

Reduction of dislocations

…longer a joint remains dislocated, the harder the reduction becomes and the greater the risk of chondral and neurovascular injury. Aim for reduction within a…

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