8 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... vessels • Atrial Fibrillation ... Definite: (>2 Major Criteria ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treat underlying cause ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... Treat underlying cause ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... regimen is not as clear ... IV bolus can cause ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
patient in atrial fibrillation ... clinically be in CHF ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
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combined with various criteria ... isn't exactly clear ... HSV PCR would cause ... on the basis of CSF ... is proposed: #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... May have typical HF ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
guideline-directed management ... guideline-directed management ... or ventricular fibrillation ... #indications #cardiology ... #diagnosis #criteria