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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... - Pulmonary embolism ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation ... - Most Common Cause ... vessels • Atrial Fibrillation ... #Coronary #Artery
Esmolol in Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation 
- Visual Abstract by Sparsh Shah
@sparsh717

* Use of esmolol after failure
Fibrillation ... Use of esmolol after ... fibrillation. ... VisualAbstract #Esmolol #VFib ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
fibrillation may ... artery occlusion ... They cause the vast ... remodeling can cause ... fibrillation.
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
• Ventricles: Ventricular ... Tachy-arrhythmias (ventricular ... (AFL), Atrial Fibrillation ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
thrombus - atrial fibrillation ... - Left ventricular ... valves (septic emboli ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial fib ... and paradoxical embolism ... , Occult a-fib ... etiologies: Carotid artery ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Malignancy • Embolic ... disease: Atrial fibrillation ... Vasculitis, Splenic artery ... aneurysm, Splenic artery ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Irregularly irregular ventricular ... control with early Afib ... disease, left ventricular ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... failure - Coronary artery ... apnea #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology