…with lower ASCVD risk across the range studied, including concentrations below 1.4 mmol/L (55 mg/dL). The proportional reduction in cardiovascular risk is…

…of redistribution can move from areas of higher concentration to regions with lower concentration, for reasons other than perfusion differences, making image interpretation more ambiguous…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology Pharmacology & dosing Pharmacokinetic Considerations Relevant to Dosing Amiodarone exhibits highly variable and complex pharmacokinetics that profoundly influence its dosing strategies. The drug…

…infarction. The degree of troponin elevation does not by itself establish the mechanism. Increased concentrations may result from acute coronary atherothrombosis, oxygen supply–demand imbalance…

…an apparent epicardial stenosis The clinical consequences depend on the amount of viable myocardium supplied by the affected vessel and the adequacy of collateral circulation…

…injury. Myocardial injury Myocardial injury is defined by at least one cardiac troponin (cTn) concentration above the assay specific 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL)…

…weak, slow deceleration variable dense, steep deceleration, early termination of diastolic flow Jet width colour Doppler small,, < 10 mm length, narrow origin variable large…

…atrial size 10 cm² or 40% of atrial size Jet orientation central variable excentric Pulmonary vein flow S dominant reduced S wave systolic flow reversal…

…Wound bed Fibrin covered, granulating, copious exudate Dry, necrotic, pale Variable, often deep Pain Moderate, relieved by elevation Severe, worse on elevation, better when dependent…

…enlarged Size right atrium normal normal or enlarged enlarged CW profile tricuspid regurgitation weak variable dense Shape CW profile tricuspid regurgitation parabolic variable early peak…