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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 ... Anticoagulation #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... monotherapy (2017 AHA/ACC ... chronic atrial fibrillation ... valve (2017 AHA/ACC ... #Management #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial fibrillation ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation ... Male, witnessed cardiac ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... Can be missed on cardiac ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
Ventricular Fibrillation ... with a history of cardiac ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... and published an algorithm ... help stratify cardiac ... CardiacArrest #Algorithm ... Stratfication #Management #Cardiology
Approach Cardiac Conduction Device Infections (from NEJM link below)
Baddour LM et al. N Engl J Med
Approach Cardiac ... Infections (from NEJM ... #Management #Cardiology ... DeviceInfections #Pocket #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
characterized by pigmented lesions ... skin & mucosa, cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax