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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Ventricular Fibrillation caught during Fluoroscopy

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Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation ... artificial (mechanical) heart ... or a mechanical heart ... #AFib #Classification ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
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Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
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Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
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Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... JVD • S3 • AFib ... Examination #chf #cardiology ... #heartfailure #physicalexam ... #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
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CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
A clinical mnemonic ... C Congestive heart ... #AFib #CHADS2VASc ... #Diagnosis #neurology ... #cardiology #Mnemonic
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
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