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Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for VTE treatment and prevention - Comparison Table

#DOAC #Anticoagulants #Anticoagulation #VTE #Management
anticoagulants (DOACs ... ) for VTE treatment ... prevention - Comparison Table ... #DOAC #Anticoagulants ... #Anticoagulation
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
patients on chronic anticoagulation ... interruption per treatment ... table ... may not require anticoagulation ... Perioperative #Management #Treatment
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
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
patients to be diagnosed ... to be present Treatment ... Guidelines): • Anticoagulation ... target to 3-4 • DOACs ... #management #anticoagulation
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... during Delivery • Stable ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... management #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... formation • Other vegetations ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... -mm left sided vegetations