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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... HEART BLOCK • PREMATURE ... • ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Differential #
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... • Atria: Premature ... Fibrillation (AF ... • Ventricles: Premature ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Inherited arrhythmia ... heart disease Causes ... capture of the atria ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... • Atrial fibrillation
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Atrial fibrillation ... Premature supraventricular ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close