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Cardio-Vascular
Management of Acute InfarctionThe aims of management are pain relief, treatment of arrhythmic and mechanical complications, and infarct limitation. Management is subsequently directed to defining the relatively small proportion of patients at a greater than normal risk in the postinfa |
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Management of Chronic Stable AnginaAll patients should be advised to stop smoking, achieve their ideal weight and have raised blood pressure controlled. Lipid measurments should be made in patients below 50 years of age; those with severe abnormalities should be given an appropriate diet u |
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Myocardial InfarctionThousands of people suffer a myocardial infarction each year. Helf die from the infarction, and of these, half do so before they reach hospital. Most of this group suffer an arrhythmia and death ocurs instantaneously or within 1 hour of the first symptom. |
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Non-invasive Tests Used to Determine Heart Disease RiskStress testing is done very frequently as a way of trying to determine the risk of heart disease. What is really known about stress testing as a predictive test and when should it be used? Should you have a routine treadmill test, a stress thallium, or a |
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Peripheral Arterial Disease And ArterioscelorisMost symptomatic disease is due to atheromatous plaque formation, with subsequent stenosis, occlusion or embolisation of the vessel. Haemorrhage into an atheromatous plaque may precipitate a sudden vessel occlusion. Emboli may arise from atheromatous plaq |
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Risk Factors for Heart DiseaseThere is no doubt that cholesterol plays a role in heart disease. But what's the real story behind the cholesterol-heart disease link and why is there still so much discussion about it? We've all heard about the "bad" (LDL) and "good" (HDL) cholesterol bu |
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Varicose VeinsVaricose veins are the commonest vascular disorder affecting the legs, and venous thrombosis is a frequent complication of many medical and surgical conditions |
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