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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Classic Digoxin-Associated ... fibrillation with ... Fibrillation with ... Complete Heart ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Digoxin
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... β-Blocker • CCB • Digoxin ... #Fibrillation #
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... Fibrillating right ... AFib #Clinical #Video ... #Heart #OpenHeart
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and ... atrial flutter ... rate control) - Heart
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology ... Tachyarrhythmias • Atrial ... Fibrillation, Atrial ... control) 2) Heart ... thematttsai #Digoxin
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
Complete heart block ... , sino-atrial (SA ... and ventricular fibrillation ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... 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 ... : • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Fibrillation - ... thrombus • Digoxin
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... only 10 minutes Digoxin ... decompensated heart ... when used with digoxin ... #Atrial #Fibrillation
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
of structural heart ... Underlying ischemic heart ... Substances • Digoxin ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... fibrillation