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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Patients with Prosthetic ... Any mitral valve prosthesis ... • Aortic valve prosthesis ... • Aortic valve prosthesis ... warfarin #coumadin #Prosthetic
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral ... AlsidawiMD #Prosthetic
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... #Endocarditis #Algorithm
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Endovasc surg/prosthesis ... hypovolemia), Meds ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Summary of Anticoagulation / Antiplatelet therapy for mechanical valves.

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Pharmacology #Prosthetic #Valve #Anticoagulation #Bioprosthetic
#Pharmacology #Prosthetic
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Prosthetic Heart ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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6% - 24%) - Prosthetic ... 1.4-18.8%) - Prosthetic
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Management of Prosthetic ... therapy Remove prosthesis ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI #Prosthetic
Starr-Edwards Caged Ball Heart Valve Prosthesis on Fluoroscopy

Dr. Mayara Viana @MayaraV77647721

#StarrEdwards #CagedBall #MitralValve #Prosthesis #Fluoroscopy #Cardiology
Ball Heart Valve Prosthesis ... #MitralValve #Prosthesis
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
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Limb Risk: • Prosthetic ... #antiplatelet #algorithm