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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 ... β-Blocker • CCB • Digoxin ... Cardiology #Management
If you take care of #AFib patients watch this AMAZING video captured during coronary bypass surgery.
watch this AMAZING video ... happens to the atria ... #Cardiology #Atrial ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #CTS #thoracic
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
is a cardiac glycoside ... intracellular Ca ... fibrillation and ... rate control) - Heart ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology ... Fibrillation, Atrial ... control) 2) Heart ... leads to more cardiac ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Defibrillation

Hanin Alashi, CCP @iNeena

#Intraoperative #Cardiac #Defibrillation #CTS #thoracic #surgery #clinical #video #heart #shock
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Cardiac ... #CTS #thoracic ... surgery #clinical #video ... #heart #shock
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
Almost any type of cardiac ... Complete heart block ... and ventricular fibrillation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... thrombus • Digoxin ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Angiography or Cardiac ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... Fibrillation ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Substances • Digoxin ... capture of the atria ... fibrillation ... #differential #cardiology
Hemopericardium on Autopsy 
Autopsy result of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. The myocardial wall is
pericardial effusion and cardiac ... literally smother the heart ... pericardial #effusion #CTS ... #thoracic #cardiology ... #clinical #video