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Newly diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Cardioversion and Anticoagulation Algorithm

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Cardioversion #Anticoagulation
Newly diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... Algorithm Matthew ... #Algorithm #management ... #cardiology
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Algorithm ... Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
cardiovascular risk ... unknown duration • Anticoagulation ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
- Bleeding risk ... patients in clinical trials ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... consider need for anticoagulation ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup