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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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embolism - Ischemia ... enlargement or myxoma ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Mnemonic #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 on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
mitral valve coaptation ... jet seen from LV ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Atrial Myxoma Obstructing LV Inflow

Middle aged pt p/w dyspnea. Outpt echo.

 - Dr. Musa A. Sharkawi
@MusaSharkawi

#Atrial
Atrial Myxoma Obstructing ... LV Inflow Middle ... MusaSharkawi #Atrial ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Clinical
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... of the septum #Clinical ... #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical
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 ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left ventricle (LV ... ), left atrium ( ... anterior mitral valve ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
ventricle (RV), right atrium ... left ventricle (LV ... ) and left atrium ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... parachute mitral valve ... regurgitation - Ischemic ... produced by LV ... Differential #Diagnosis #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 ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... pharmacology #management #cardiology