Post vaccination myopericarditis
The Acute myocarditis page has been updated, including additional information about post COVID vaccination myopericarditis.
Cardiology
PE management in pregnancy
The PE in special populations page has been updated, including some additional information about management of PE in pregnancy.
Management of PE
The Management of PE page has been updated, including the removal of streptokinase as a treatment option.
Cardiac failure
The Cardiac failure page has been revised with some of the content moved from the Cardiomyopathy page to it.
QRS – T wave angle
Some information about the QRS – T wave angle has been added to the Pseudo acute coronary syndrome patterns page.
ECG features of ischaemia
The ECG in ischaemia page has been updated with a few minor additions regarding the ECG features of ischaemia.
Pericarditis in cancer
A few minor updates have been added to the Pericarditis page.
Cardiomyopathy page deleted
The Cardiomyopathy page has been deleted and it’s contents moved to other pages. Existing links and bookmarks to this page will now no longer function.
HOCM
The HOCM page has moved from the Cardiac failure section to the Structural heart disease section. Existing links and bookmarks to this page will now no longer function.
The ECG in ACS
The ECG in ACS page has been reorganised and broken down into a series of smaller pages.
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes
A new chapter called The ECG in acute coronary syndromes has been created from existing content. This has been done to improve the ability to find content from the table of contents. Unfortunately, links to this page from existing quizzes will now no longer function.
Pulmonary embolism
A new chapter called Pulmonary embolism has been created from existing content. This has been done to improve the ability to find content from the table of contents. Unfortunately, links to this page from existing quizzes will now no longer function.
ECG enlargement
Approximately 30 ECGs in the ECGs in acute coronary syndromes section have been enlarged.
Longer term management of heart failure
A short segment on the longer term management of heart failure has been added to the Management of cardiac failure page.
Disposition in cardiac failure
A short segment on disposition has been added to the Management of cardiac failure page.
Crush injury and other cardiac biomarkers links
Links between the Crush injury and Other cardiac biomarkers pages have been added.
Creatinine kinase
Additional information about creatinine kinase has been added to the Other cardiac biomarkers page,
Pulmonary thrombosis
The Pulmonary embolism page has been updated with a segment on pulmonary thrombosis – an increasingly recognised entity – especially in association with COVID 19.
HOCM
The Cardiomyopathy page has been updated with some additional information about HOCM
Imaging of PE in pregnancy
The Investigation of PE – imaging page has been updated with some additional information regarding radiation risks of CTPA and VQ scan.