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Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
fibrillation and ... in Prosthetic Valves ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Prosthetic #Valve ... #Mechanical #Guidelines
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
INR Targets Mechanical ... valve prosthesis ... hypercoagulable state) Bioprosthetic ... Targets #Goals #anticoagulation ... #Valves #cardiology
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
Fibrillation - ... ) heart valve ... Anticoagulate with NOAC ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #definition
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... typically needed • DOACs ... heart valve ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
fibrillation/flutter ... failure • Mitral valve ... cardiomyopathy • Mechanical ... prosthetic valve ... #Palpitations #Cardiology