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02/03/2026
SGLT2 inhibitors show strong heart benefits in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, reducing deaths and heart issues, supporting their use in cardio-oncology, especially for high-risk patients.
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis AbstractBackground. Chemotherapy is associated with significant cardiotoxicity. Although other guideline directed medications for heart failure are effecti
Chest pain after myocardial infarction is not all the same. Timing provides the diagnosis.
Early causes (hours–days):
• Reinfarction → rising troponin, ischemic ECG
• Early pericarditis → diffuse ST elevation ± PR depression
Mechanical complications (days):
• Papillary muscle rupture → acute MR, flash pulmonary edema
• VSD rupture → new harsh holosystolic murmur
• Free wall rupture → tamponade, PEA arrest
Late causes:
• Dressler syndrome (weeks) → fever, ↑ ESR/CRP
• LV aneurysm (weeks–months) → persistent ST elevation
Clinical pearl:
Early = ischemia or mechanical complication
Late = inflammatory or remodeling process
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