…less dramatic despite a sudden deterioration in function. The severity of tissue injury depends on the site, duration and completeness of occlusion and on the…

…or visceral, adipose tissue is more closely related to insulin resistance and the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease than total adiposity alone. The waist…

…the heart comes closer to the thoracic wall, with less lung tissue covering the heart. Some images in adult TTE are obtained with the patient…

…incorporating relevant demographic variables; cystatin C may also be used as a filtration marker. CKD is one of the strongest independent risk factors for cardiovascular…

…index marker , which is pointed differently in each echocardiographic view. A corresponding marker is shown in the ultrasound image. The index marker facilitates orientation. Any…

…beat in each electrocardiographic lead. MMVT strongly indicates a stable, fixed arrhythmogenic substrate, most commonly a macro reentrant circuit anchored around myocardial scar tissue [5…

…chemistry & laboratory medicine Definition and Pathophysiology B type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N terminal pro BNP (NT proBNP) are circulating markers of myocardial wall stress…

…scar tissue, a tattoo or skin disease at the injection site. Known hypersensitivity to the preparation. Intramuscular injection in marked coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia (< 50…

…sudden cardiac death. SCAD differs pathogenetically from atherosclerotic type 1 MI. It is an infrequent cause of ACS overall but represents a substantial proportion of…

…myocardial tissue, aiding revascularization decisions when the potential benefits are uncertain. Myocardial perfusion imaging is based on the principle that myocardial blood flow demonstrates marked…