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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(A-Fib) Summary ... control with early Afib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed Atrial ... Fibrillation - Management ... Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #AFib
ABCDE Mnemonic for Management of Atrial Fibrillation

A - Anticoagulation, Antiarrhythmics  
B - Beta-Blockers  
C
ABCDE Mnemonic for Management ... of Atrial Fibrillation ... A - Anticoagulation ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
for Atrial Fibrillation ... a patient with atrial ... therapy for stroke ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Stroke Risk in Atrial ... decisions regarding anticoagulation ... therapy. ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Diagnosis #neurology #cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... patients in clinical trials ... #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Atrial ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology ... #AFib #Acute
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... investigative therapy ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment