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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
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Cardioversion • Ablation therapy ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... risk outweighed ischemic ... all patients in clinical ... trials - Either ... #pharmacology #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... investigative therapy ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
framework to guide therapy ... with presence of pulmonary ... need inotrope therapy ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Early embolic/ischemic ... antimicrobial therapy ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management