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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Pulmonary embolism ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
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
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
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
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Vessel - Lacunar Embolus ... Ascending Aorta - Heart ... Valvular • Atrial ... fibrillation ... Ischemic #Stroke #CVA
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... intracellular Ca ... fibrillation and ... rate control) - Heart ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... loss, Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... b) CHF c) CVA ... one post op Cardiology ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... postoperative cardiac