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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... embolism - Ischemia ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
POCUS Ventricular Fibrillation - Parasternal Long Axis - Animation - Quiver

#Clinical #Radiology #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #VFib
Quiver #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #VFib #Ventricular ... #Fibrillation # ... PLAX #SonoStuff
AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
AFib with RVR on ... @eabramsMD #AFib ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #atrial #fibrillation
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 ... Anticoagulation #Atrial #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 ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
which are due to ischemia ... They cause the vast ... remodeling can cause ... Ischemic bradyarrhythmia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... consultation with cardiology ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
VFib Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram

67yo male arrives unresponsive and pulseless after 20min continuous prehospital CPR. 

#VFib
Echocardiogram ... continuous prehospital CPR ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #PLAX ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... rhythm in atrial fibrilation ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF