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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 ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Anticoagulation #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Cardiology #Management
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Angina Stress Test ... Stable #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... when patient at rest ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... serum creatinine, test ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
meaningful survival >1 year ... guideline-directed management ... guideline-directed management ... or ventricular fibrillation ... #indications #cardiology
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Normal stress test ... and depression management ... recommended #ChestPain ... GRACE #Guidelines #cardiology ... #management
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
second troponin test ... a provocative test ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain