A review aimed at the primary care physician on the comprehensive management of the acute asthmatic attack.


Keywords: Asthmatic attack, Acute Asthma Exacerbations.

This review provides clinically relevant updated information on left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC).





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LVNC genetic cardiomyopathy echocardiography

This review looks at the drug classes available to manage HFrEF and enables the healthcare professional to use this information to tailor to the specific needs of certain patient groups.





Keywords: Heart failure, management, treatment, guideline

The effect of post cigarette smoking cessation weight gain on Type 2 diabetes et cardiovascular risk.





Keywords: Smoking cessation. Type 2 diabetes. Nicotine. Tobacco. Obesity. E-cigarettes. Vaping

This review describes the effect of cardiac dyssynchrony on the heart and how its continuation and correction effects cardiac remodelling.





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Dyssynchrony, left bundle branch block, heart failure, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, remodelling

This review examines the clinical and economic importance of improved battery longevity in patients implanted with ICD’s and cardiac resynchronisation therapy-defibrillators (CRT-D). Keywords: Battery, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, longevity, infection…

This review describes the association between athletic training and arrhythmias and how to manage athletes with arrhythmias.





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Athlete’s heart, physical activity, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation

This review critically assesses the usefulness of ejection fraction (EF) in various clinical scenarios, and reports on a newer and possibly superior marker of cardiac function. Keywords: Ejection fraction, cardiac function, global longitudinal strain, heart failure, valve disease

This review describes the role of coronary microvascular dysfunction in ischaemic heart disease.





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Coronary flow reserve, myocardial ischaemia, angina, microvascular

This review reports on the diagnosis and management of patients with Brugada syndrome.





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Brugada syndrome, ECG, syncope, SCN5A, epicardial ablation, sodium-channel blocker