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Reduced DOAC Dosing for Atrial Fibrillation 

#DOAC #Reduced #Dosing #Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation #Pharmacology #AFib #Renal #CKD
Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology # ... AFib #Renal #CKD ... #AtrialFibrillation
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation ... they should be on anticoagulation ... /ambcarerx #Anticoagulation ... #AtrialFibrillation ... #AFib #CHADSVASC
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... 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
Fibrillation (A-Fib ... control with early Afib ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
mechanical) heart valve ... mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Cardioversion of patient’s with hemodynamically stable AF.
**Remember unstable patients should be immediately cardioverted**
#Managment #Cardiology #AFib #AtrialFibrillation
* #Managment #Cardiology ... #AFib #AtrialFibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Compared to Normal Conduction

Useful graphic for explaining to patients their atrial fibrillation diagnosis.

#AtrialFibrillation #AFib
#AtrialFibrillation ... #AFib #Compared ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology
Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
with paroxysmal a-fib ... Rate control of a-fib ... with paroxysmal a-fib ... Channel #Blockers #pharmacology ... #cardiology
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
AFib: CrCl 15-50 ... OralAnticoagulant #Anticoagulation ... #Hematology #Pharmacology
Antithrombotic Regimens for Prosthetic Heart Valves

Mechanical Heart Valves
Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair

Ashley & Brooke Barlow
Prosthetic Heart Valves ... Mechanical Heart Valves ... theABofPharmaC #anticoagulation ... replacement #mechanical #pharmacology ... #cardiology