…particularly after stent implantation. In both situations, DAPT is generally a temporary strategy. At an appropriate point, it is usually replaced by single antiplatelet therapy…

…slow rate. In the setting of bradyarrhythmic or asystolic arrest, management priorities shift to establishing control of cardiorespiratory status. This includes continuing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, performing…

…backscatter of the light signal. Imaging is therefore typically performed during contrast injection or another method of temporary blood displacement. OCT is particularly useful for…

…treatment often requires urgent surgical or transcatheter intervention, with temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) considered as a bridge. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms Symptoms of STEMI…

…treatment with a class I recommendation for the management of acute bradycardia is transcutaneous pacing. Pharmacological interventions (Table 4) should be considered temporary, often insufficient…

…in both types, may be regular, temporary, or intermittent. Second degree sinoatrial (SA) block type 1 (Wenckebach block) In type 1 second degree sinoatrial block…

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) is myocardial necrosis temporally related to coronary revascularization. It may follow percutaneous coronary intervention…

Cardiology Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Post infarction pericarditis encompasses two temporally and clinically distinct complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI): Early infarct…

…or percutaneous coronary intervention. The preferred terminology is contrast associated AKI when temporal association is present; contrast induced AKI should be reserved for the smaller…

…used for type 1 myocardial infarction are fulfilled. The temporal relationship to stent implantation should always be specified. Coronary arterial thrombi are predominantly platelet rich…