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Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation ... they should be on anticoagulation ... #AtrialFibrillation ... #AFib #CHADSVASC ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
Cardioversion of patient’s with hemodynamically stable AF.
**Remember unstable patients should be immediately cardioverted**
#Managment #Cardiology #AFib #AtrialFibrillation
hemodynamically stable ... cardioverted** #Managment ... #Cardiology #AFib ... #AtrialFibrillation
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Fibrillation - Management ... Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... Fibrillation #RVR #Management ... Algorithm #cardiology #AFib
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 ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
formation • Other vegetations ... Differential Diagnosis ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Delivery • Stable ... should be done on diagnosis ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients ... Anticoagulation ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis