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Atrial Fibrillation - Anticoagulation

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Anticoagulation #Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Anticoagulation ... @prezapour #Atrial ... #Management #Emergency ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Atrial Fibrillation ... RHYTHM CONTROL 3) ANTICOAGULATION ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Management #Emergency ... #Cardiology #Disposition
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Targets Mechanical ... thromboembolism (atrial ... thromboembolism (atrial ... Targets #Goals #anticoagulation ... Heart #Valves #cardiology
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Replacement - Anticoagulation ... patients with chronic atrial ... #Management #Cardiology ... Bioprosthetic #Mechanical ... #Guidelines #INR
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Managing warfarin INR ... results of the INR ... Over-anticoagulation ... pharmacotherapy #decisionaid ... #cardiology #hematology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
cardioversion • "Pill-in-the-pocket ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... Warfarin: therapeutic INR ... stenosis • Mechanical ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
Stages in the development ... inhibitor; AF, atrial ... hypertrophy; MCS, mechanical ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
placed through an arterial ... catheter inflates in ... Balloon inflates in ... • Timing • Anticoagulation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... Also note mechanical ... subtherapeutic INR ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... Echocardiogram #TEE #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
present to the emergency ... interviews with 8 emergency ... randomized controlled trial ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid