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- Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research with PCSK9 Inhibition in Subjects with Elevated Risk (FOURIER) showed statistically significant reduction in nonfatal MI
- Cocaine induced ACS - management aspirin, sublingual nitroglycerin, heparin
- Sacubitril, neprilysin inhibitor, increases levels of BNP
- SCD is more common in men
- HTN+severe LV dysfunction, creatinine borderline high & stable - treatment ACE inhibitor at low dose eg. lisinopril 5mg
- Balloon mitral valvuloplasty is treatment of choice for patients with hemodynamically significant mitral stenosis, without left atrial thrombus and echo score of 8 or less
- Pain and swelling, acute thrombosis of superficial eg. right cephalic vein - treatment warm compresses and NSAIDs for pain
- CPAP is recommended to improve cardiovascular outcomes in central sleep apnea
- Enteroviruses are most common causes of viral pericarditis
- Amyloid heart disease show restrictive pattern of LV myocardium