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Newly diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Cardioversion and Anticoagulation Algorithm

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Cardioversion #Anticoagulation
Newly diagnosed ... Cardioversion and Anticoagulation ... Cardioversion #Anticoagulation ... Algorithm #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Anticoagulation

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Anticoagulation #Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Fibrillation - Anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #Anticoagulation ... Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Combining anticoagulants and antiplatelets #Management #PrimaryCare #Cardiology #Antiplatelet #DOAC #Anticoagulation #Combination #BMJ
#PrimaryCare #Cardiology ... Antiplatelet #DOAC #Anticoagulation
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
RHYTHM CONTROL 3) ANTICOAGULATION ... Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Anticoagulation Review. There are other bleeding risk assessment tools, but HAS-BLED is more commonly used. HTN
Anticoagulation ... Purposes Only* #Anticoagulation ... Tool #Assessment #Cardiology
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
for patients on anticoagulation ... #Diagnosis #HASBLED ... #Risk #Bleed #Anticoagulation
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... Pocus101 #DSign #Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Warfarin tablet strengths are color coded. There might be a slight variation depending on the generic
Warfarin #Coumadin #Cardiology ... #PrimaryCare #Anticoagulation
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
clinical benefit of anticoagulation ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... Factors #Hematology #Diagnosis
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Replacement - Anticoagulation ... 2.4.3; UpToDate Anticoagulation ... #Management #Cardiology ... Prosthetic #Valve #Anticoagulation