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Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
anticoagulants (DOACs ... chronic atrial fibrillation ... #Management #Cardiology ... #INR #Target #DOAC ... #Table #Replacement
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
for Atrial Fibrillation ... in clinic is to ... guidelines recommend DOAC ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... 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 ... typically needed • DOACs ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... due to use of DOAC ... all patients in clinical ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #pharmacology #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... Delivery • Stable ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... #cardiology #treatment