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What is a percutaneous coronary intervention? A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is used to treat the symptoms of coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that supply your heart muscle with oxygen). A PCI is a procedure to widen or unblock an artery using a small inflatable balloon. A stent (metal mesh tube) is usually used to hold the artery open. What are the benefits of a PCI? Having a PCI…
Surgery to replace faulty heart valves has been possible for…
Abstract Objective Combination biological therapies are being considered increasingly for…
National Pharmacovigilance Centre, DRAP collects reports of suspected Adverse Events…
Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter spp.: Increasingly Problematic Nosocomial Pathogens Kyungwon Lee, Dongeun…
Empirical antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia and accuracy for Legionella…
Introduction: The EU drug approval system includes several routes…
Most recent guideline publication: Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Guidelines…
Pulmonary Embolus This is an embolus in the pulmonary circulation,…
Varicose Veins This is a condition where the superficial veins…
The heart is covered in two layers of pericardium: The…
Rheumatic fever This is a complication after being infected with…
Angina This is the term which is used to describe…
Hypertension (HTN) This refers to raised arterial blood pressure,…
Acute myocarditis (Inflammatory cardiomyopathy) This describes acute inflammation of the…
This is a clinical syndrome consisting of symptoms (e.g., breathlessness,…
Rheumatic fever This is a complication after being infected with…
Hypertension (HTN) This refers to raised arterial blood pressure,…
Angina This is the term which is used to describe…
Regulation of Osmolality The body behaves as if its priorities…
In addition to cardiac output, the arterial blood pressure is…
Heart Basics The cardiovascular system is mainly concerned with maintaining…
Varicose Veins This is a condition where the superficial veins…
Hypertension (HTN) This refers to raised arterial blood pressure, usually…
The heart is covered in two layers of pericardium: The…
The heart is covered in two layers of pericardium: The…
Acute myocarditis (Inflammatory cardiomyopathy) This describes acute inflammation of the…
This refers to inflammation of the endocardium that lines the…
Rheumatic fever This is a complication after being infected with…
This is a clinical syndrome consisting of symptoms (e.g., breathlessness,…
Angina This is the term which is used to describe…
Overview A tremor is considered involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory movements of a body…
Overview Syncope is a broad term for transient loss of consciousness.…
Overview Headache is a very common clinical presentation. Headache refers to…
Introduction Statins have revolutionised the management of hypercholesterolaemia. Statins have become essential…
Overview Oxygen should be regarded as a drug that is prescribed…
Summary Metformin is considered the first-line hypoglycaemic agent for the treatment…
Introduction Airway resistance occurs as frictional forces oppose the flow…
Overview The anti-hypertensives are an important & broad group of…
Vaughan-William’s classification Anti-arrhythmics are drugs that modify cardiac conduction, they are…
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