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DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
DOAC: Cheat Sheet ... - Atrial Fibrillation ... AFib: CrCl 15-50 ... OralAnticoagulant #Anticoagulation ... #Hematology #Pharmacology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(< 5% pts with afibb ... typically needed • DOACs ... thrombin inhibitor (dabigatran ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
anticoagulants (DOACs ... patients with chronic atrial ... #Management #Cardiology ... #INR #Target #DOAC ... #Table #Replacement
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... due to use of DOAC ... patients in clinical trials ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #pharmacology #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... Delivery • Stable ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment