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ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…in five for stroke. Sex and gender are distinct but interacting determinants of cardiovascular health. Sex refers principally to biological characteristics, including chromosomal complement, anatomy…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 3

CPR Sex : Male Age : 62 years History : Coronary bypass grafting; history of arrhythmias. Medications : beta blockers ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by ventricular tachycardia (VT…

ArticleReferensvärden
Lung function and respiration

Referensvärden Spirometry values are always interpreted against the predicted value for sex, age, height and ethnicity — not against absolute figures. Since 2022 the z score…

ArticleCardiology
Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…Alcohol has dose , pattern , duration , sex , and genetically influenced effects on the cardiovascular system. Acute exposure produces transient haemodynamic and myocardial effects, whereas sustained heavy…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 1

CPR Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Female Age : 72 years History : heart failure Medications : digoxin, quinidine ECG 1 . The initial beats are…

ArticleCPR
Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 2

…Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Male Age : 43 years History : None Medications : None ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by rapid ventricular tachycardia…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 CHADS-VA Bleeding Risk Score

…The CHA₂DS₂ VASc score includes female sex as a risk factor. However, recent studies have questioned the significance of female sex as an independent risk…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 SYNTAX Score II

…from the original SYNTAX Score) and clinical variables (e.g., age, sex, renal function, left ventricular ejection fraction) to provide a more personalized risk assessment…

ArticleReferensvärden
Anthropometric measurements

…irrespective of sex Mid upper arm circumference Midpoint of the upper arm < 23 cm suggests undernutrition in adults Calf circumference Largest circumference < 31…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 eGFR with MDRD

…175 × (Scr)^ 1.154 × (Age)^ 0.203 × (0.742 if female) × (1.212 if African American) The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease…

ArticleCardiology
Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…and heart failure. Compared with patients with primary hypertension matched for age, sex and blood pressure, affected patients have more frequent stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction…

ArticleCardiology
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

…particularly important. The precise initiating mechanism is incompletely defined. Several associations have been described: Female sex, particularly in patients aged approximately 40–50 years. Hormonal…

ArticleEchocardiography
Assessing left ventricular systolic function

…cardiac index is cardiac output normalized to body surface area. The ultrasound system calculates body surface area using the patient's sex, weight and height…

ArticleEchocardiography
Left ventricular mass and volume (size)

…RWT (Relative Weight Thickness), provided that the patient's weight, height and sex are entered. RWT is a measure of the type of hypertrophy. Generally…

ArticleProcedurer
Spirometry

…without shoes, the weight, the age, the sex and the ancestry before the measurement; the reference values are based on them. In kyphosis, or when…