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Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
for Atrial Fibrillation ... in clinic is to ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... #CHADSVASC #CHADS2VASC ... #Score #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Warfarin: therapeutic INR ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Replacement - Anticoagulation ... INR Targets and ... VKA) with a goal INR ... chronic atrial fibrillation ... #Management #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... with asystole as in ... #VFib #S4C #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #clinical
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... to all patients in ... clinical trials ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #pharmacology #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Anticoagulation ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management