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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
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib ... Dissection • CKD ... , DM, ESRD, PKD ... Comorbidities #pharmacology
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 ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib
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
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
inhibitor and anticoagulation ... Alternative to anticoagulation ... in a-fib P2Y12 ... with aspirin and anticoagulation ... Summary #Table #Pharmacology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Rate control of a-fib ... Rate control of a-fib ... indicated in pt w/o CAD ... Beta #Blockers #Pharmacology
VFib arrest. Just after CPR is held, valves still move a bit, but there is no
VFib arrest. ... after CPR is held, valves ... jchristianfox #VFib ... VentricularFibrillation #POCUS
Leg Hematoma (secondary to anticoagulation) on POCUS

An 80yo with h/o afib presents with distal leg pain
(secondary to anticoagulation ... ) on POCUS An ... 80yo with h/o afib ... Leg #Hematoma #Anticoagulation ... #POCUS #Clinical
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Fibrillation on POCUS ... POCUS shows dilated ... & poor mitral valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology