Tag: myocardial infarction
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and Myocardial Infarction (MI)
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Warning: • The plasma troponin assay (emergency) has become the reference for diagnosis: the need for a laboratory equipped in town. • Is now considered “myocardial infarction” any elevated plasma troponin. • Is designated more broadly as “acute coronary syndrome” (ACS) all ischemic situation regarding atherosclerotic plaque rupture intracoronary with thrombus formation more or less…
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Cerebrovascular accident
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1- Myocardial carotid: + Carotid: Optic-pyramidal syndrome with monocular blindness ipsilateral to the occlusion (ophthalmic artery) and contralateral hemiplegia. + Superficial Sylvian (frontal and ascending parietal convexity): – Hemiplegia contralateral to facial predominance brachiocephalic + sensory disturbances in the paralyzed area – Lateral homonymous hemianopia (HLH) often incomplete – If major or dominant hemisphere (left)…
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Myocardial Infarction ECG
* The non-Q wave infarction: IDM Nontransmural, has no Q-wave Contains intense as ST depression or T wave ischemia (sustainable). With increase in cardiac enzymes. Timeline & morphology: In the March 1 H: Giant waves symmetrical T (subendocardial ischemia) By the fourth hour: STEMI ST convex upwards encompassing the T wave -> is the wave…
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Lipid-lowering statins and ineffective in lowering cholesterol
According to Professor Philippe Even, drugs against cholesterol would be useless. It considers that “a high cholesterol is not the cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.” Five months after he published a book on drugs in collaboration with Professor Bernard Debré, Professor Philippe Even returned to the charge by publishing another book in which he…
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