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Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenoses and Revascularization Decisions

…principal limitations, and the key trials supporting each. A more detailed mechanistic discussion of each index follows in Section 2, and a guideline oriented comparison…

🟠 Vernakalant (Brinavess)

…if the initial infusion does not result in conversion to sinus rhythm within 15 minutes after the end of the infusion. Recommended second dose : 2…

Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cardiac troponins, ECG & Symptoms

…in year 2000. This explains why there has been a 20% increase in NSTEMI and a corresponding decrease in unstable angina in the past two…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…a post injection flare. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL without adrenaline is used; larger volumes are needed subacromially and trochanterically to distribute the dose within the…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…The clinical course is often more rapidly reversible than that of other forms of acute tubular necrosis, although the complication remains associated with post procedural…

Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…For types 1, 2, and 3 MI, clinical evidence of acute myocardial ischaemia is central. Symptoms of myocardial ischaemia are a primary diagnostic criterion for…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…the first dose of broad spectrum antibiotics within 60 minutes of triage or arrival. This is supported by international guidelines on neutropenic fever [2]. The…

Ventricular Tachycardia

…approach to diagnosis and management. Over the past decade, the landscape of VT management has undergone a profound paradigm shift. Driven by advanced electroanatomical mapping…

Post-Infarction Mechanical Complications: Ventricular Septal, Free-Wall, and Papillary Muscle Rupture

…5, although the reported range extends from 1 to 14 days after infarction. VSR may also occur as late as 2 weeks after infarction. Predisposing…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…one third of the patients who ultimately had a favorable neurological recovery exhibited an abnormal pupillary reflex upon initial examination. Notably, 31.2% of patients…

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