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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
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Fibrillation - Management ... Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... Fibrillation #RVR #Management ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #AFib
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
cardioverted** #Managment ... #Cardiology #AFib ... #AtrialFibrillation
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 ... #cardiology
ABCDE Mnemonic for Management of Atrial Fibrillation

A - Anticoagulation, Antiarrhythmics  
B - Beta-Blockers  
C
ABCDE Mnemonic for Management ... Fibrillation A - Anticoagulation ... ABCDE #Mnemonic #Management ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology ... #AFib #Acute
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
formation • Other vegetations ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... -mm left sided vegetations ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology