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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... embolism - Ischemia ... (cardiac) - ... enlargement or myxoma ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
The arrows point to a subendocardial region with poor contrast enhancement due to ischemia. This is
enhancement due to ischemia ... subendocardial ischemia ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Radiology ... Subendocardial #Ischemia
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 ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... #Fibrillation # ... Cardiology #Management
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... systemic HTN, aortic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Nephrotic Syndrome, Ischemic ... Paradoxical Embolism • Cardiac ... - atrial fibrillation ... valves - Infected cardiac ... septic emboli) - Myxoma
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
pressure - Central aortic ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... fibrilation may ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Management #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
root, and left atrium ... Michael Macias, EM ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Fibrillation - ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... fibrillation ... #differential #cardiology
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Multi-chamber Myxoma ... Complex (CC) on POCUS ... skin & mucosa, cardiac ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology