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Stable Coronary Artery Disease (Angina Pectoris): Diagnosis, Evaluation, Management

…syndromes: Stable angina pectoris : Symptoms appear primarily during exercise or other situations with increased myocardial load. Symptoms are exacerbated by increasing the level of exertion…

Pre-test Probability and Selection of Non-invasive Testing in Stable Angina

…and clinical rationale Stable angina, or chronic chest pain attributable to suspected chronic coronary syndrome, is evaluated by estimating the likelihood of obstructive coronary artery…

Coronary Artery Disease

…syndromes: Stable angina pectoris : Symptoms appear primarily during exercise or other situations with increased myocardial load. Symptoms are exacerbated by increasing the level of exertion…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…Severe heart failure. Doses 100 mg/day during the third trimester of pregnancy. Dosage Acute myocardial infarction: Initial loading dose: 300–500 mg as soon…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…Clinical probability in the stable patient The Wells criteria for pulmonary embolism: Criterion Points : : Clinical signs of deep vein thrombosis 3 Pulmonary embolism is the…

Myocardial Injury Versus Infarction: Interpreting Troponin Elevation

…acute when serial measurements demonstrate a rise and/or fall. A stable elevation indicates chronic myocardial injury . Myocardial injury is not synonymous with myocardial infarction…

Heart failure: Causes, types, diagnosis, treatments & management

…the incidence of heart failure has remained stable. New data suggest that the incidence of heart failure among young adults has increased in recent years…

Heart failure: Introduction

…the incidence of heart failure has remained stable. New data suggest that the incidence of heart failure among young adults has increased in recent years…

Interpretation of ECG after ROSC (Return of Spontaneous Circulation)

…elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Stable patients with ROSC presenting with ST elevations should undergo urgent coronary angiography with the intent of performing PCI. The COACT…

Non-ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) and Unstable Angina

…the formation of atherosclerotic plaques [1] . While stable plaques are characterized by a thick fibrous cap and a small lipid core, the pathophysiology of Acute…

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