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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
with Prosthetic Heart ... - INR Targets Mechanical ... Targets #Goals #anticoagulation ... #Heart #Valves ... #cardiology
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
vs Non-Valvular Atrial ... or artificial (mechanical ... ) heart valve ... heart valve ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Anticoagulation ... #Cardiology #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... stenosis • Mechanical ... heart valve ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Replacement - Anticoagulation ... patients with chronic atrial ... 2.4.3; UpToDate Anticoagulation ... #Management #Cardiology ... Bioprosthetic #Mechanical
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... fraction; HFrEF, heart ... hypertrophy; MCS, mechanical ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Antithrombotic Regimens for Prosthetic Heart Valves

Mechanical Heart Valves
Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair

Ashley & Brooke Barlow
for Prosthetic Heart ... Valves Mechanical ... theABofPharmaC #anticoagulation ... #replacement #mechanical ... #pharmacology #cardiology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Stroke Risk in Atrial ... stroke risk in atrial ... decisions regarding anticoagulation ... C Congestive heart ... Diagnosis #neurology #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... cardiomyopathy • Mechanical ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Congenital heart ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... -> symptomatic heart ... diagnosis #management #cardiology