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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 ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Pacemaker Identification Algorithm

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Cardiac Rhythm Device ... Using X-Rays: CaRDIA-X ... Heart Rhythm 2011 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CXR
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #CHF #cardiology
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

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#Diagnosis #Management
The HEART Score ... Calculate the HEART ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEARTScore
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial fibrillation ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation ... Heart disease ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... apnea #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitors - Heart Monitor Comparison
 - Holter - 24-48 hrs
Cardiac Event Monitors ... Triggered - Mobile Cardiac ... Monitors #Comparison #cardiac ... #cardiology #holter ... #cardiology #management
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
chest over the heart ... and ventricular fibrillation ... T wave in the cardiac ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... failing as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... in chronic CHF aims ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology