8 results
Reduced DOAC Dosing for Atrial Fibrillation 

#DOAC #Reduced #Dosing #Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation #Pharmacology #AFib #Renal #CKD
Reduced DOAC Dosing ... Fibrillation #DOAC ... Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology # ... AFib #Renal #CKD
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc ... Stroke #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation ... they should be on anticoagulation ... guidelines recommend DOAC ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... #CHADSVASC #CHADS2VASC
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
DOAC: Cheat Sheet ... AFib: CrCl 15-50 ... @Bloodman #DOAC ... OralAnticoagulant #Anticoagulation ... #Hematology #Pharmacology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
CHADSVASc Score ... decisions regarding anticoagulation ... /22246443/ #CHADSVASc ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... bleed risk on anticoagulation ... ) 1 #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc ... Stroke #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... typically needed • DOACs ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... due to use of DOAC ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology