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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
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 disease ... • Structural heart ... #Cardiology #Management
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Fibrillation Heart ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... apnea #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... ATRIAL FLUTTER • HEART ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
chest over the heart ... It can cause sudden ... and ventricular fibrillation ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... , aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial fibrillation ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Ejection Fraction: Management ... rhythm in atrial fibrilation ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment