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ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and Electrocardiographic Criteria

Myocardial ischemia and infarction ECG Definition and Pathophysiology Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) encompass a spectrum of clinical conditions characterized by a recent change in symptoms…

Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

Echocardiography Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is an intracavitary clot attached to the LV endocardium, typically overlying an akinetic…

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularisation Strategy

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and Pathophysiology Left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) refers to atherosclerotic narrowing of the left main coronary artery, which supplies…

Unstable Angina: Definition and Contemporary Management

…people with diabetes. Ischaemic heart disease may also present without prominent discomfort through heart failure, arrhythmias, silent myocardial ischaemia or sudden cardiac death. Important clinical…

Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis and Initial Evaluation

Cardiology Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and Pathophysiology Chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) comprise the clinical manifestations of chronic structural and/or functional disease involving the…

Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…clinically silent and detected only by electrocardiographic monitoring. Syncope may result from transient atrioventricular block, asystole, or ventricular tachycardia. Prolonged spasm can cause acute myocardial…

Coronary Anomalies and Myocardial Bridging

…and myocardial bridging. Although many are clinically silent, some produce myocardial ischaemia, ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, or sudden cardiac death. Myocardial bridging is an anatomical…

Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Management

…cardiovascular risk on average. Its cardiovascular manifestations include atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation (AF…

Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

Lungmedicin Akutsjukvård Lathundar Immediate management The most dangerous asthma attack is the silent one. A patient who has become calm, quiet in the chest and…

Hypertension: Initial Combination Therapy and Drug Selection

…atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and contributes to microvascular and macrovascular complications. It is frequently clinically silent, which promotes both patient and clinician inertia and contributes to…

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