8 results
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
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
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
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... flip-flopping in ... cardiomyopathy • Mechanical ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Consider early mechanical ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... cultures are positive in ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... cultures are positive in ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... #Diagnosis #cardiology