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…

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…

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…

…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…

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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

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…

…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…

…disease and collateral circulation. Flow limitation may be clinically silent, manifest as exertional symptoms, or progress to chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI). Clinical presentation and…

…Focal chest pain or unilaterally reduced breath sounds Consider pneumothorax New arrhythmia or ischaemic ECG changes Concomitant cardiac disease Oxygen targets Patient Initial target saturation …

…Corticosteroids mask fever and peritonitis. The abdomen of a patient on corticosteroids can be silent despite perforation. Sources Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline on the…