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Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Type Bioprosthetic ... monotherapy (2017 AHA/ACC ... chronic atrial fibrillation ... /ACC VHD Guidelines ... #Management #Cardiology
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
INR 3.0: • Any mitral ... thromboembolism (atrial fibrillation ... hypercoagulable state) Bioprosthetic ... months • Aortic or Mitral ... #cardiology
Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement Thrombus

Warfarin changed to pradaxa 3 months prior.

Dr. James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Bioprosthetic #MitralValve #Thrombus
Bioprosthetic Mitral ... Valve Replacement ... Thrombus Warfarin ... #MitralValve #Thrombus ... MVR #clinical #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Echocardiogram (A4C ... atrium & poor mitral ... valve coaptation ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #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 ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Mechanical heart valve ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... patient in atrial fibrillation ... #Rheumatic #Mitral ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus