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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Ischemia (cardiac ... - Repiratory disease ... myxoma - Thyroid disease ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Cor Triatriatum on Cardiac MRI

- Dr. Anthon Fuisz, MD
@DrFuisz

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital
Triatriatum on Cardiac ... (or triatrial heart ... is a congenital heart ... where the left atrium ... #CardiacMRI #Clinical
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... disease - Aging ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... control with early Afib ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL ... FLUTTER • HEART ... • HEART FAILURE ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... admission - Surgery ... Myeloproliferative disease ... Paradoxical Embolism • Cardiac ... valves - Infected cardiac
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... prosthetic valve NON-CARDIAC ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... rheumatic valve disease ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... disease (ie. ... coarctation • Takayasu disease ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac