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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 ... #Indications
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
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 ... Absolute warfarin indications ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Antihypertensive Medications ... HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib ... Antihypertensive #Medications ... Comorbidities #pharmacology
Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
Channel Blockers - Indications ... with paroxysmal a-fib ... Rate control of a-fib ... with paroxysmal a-fib ... Channel #Blockers #pharmacology
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Antiplatelet Medications ... inhibitor and anticoagulation ... Alternative to anticoagulation ... in a-fib P2Y12 ... Summary #Table #Pharmacology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Receptors: β1 • Indications ... Rate control of a-fib ... Rate control of a-fib ... Beta #Blockers #Pharmacology
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
Apixiban vs. Warfarin for Atrial fibrillation in Patients on Dialysis: A Retrospective Cohort 

Conclusion: In this
dialysis with A Fib ... , on anticoagulation ... #warfarin #AF #atrialfibrillation
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
failure • Mitral valve ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss