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Algorithm for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Atrial
fibrillation #AFib #RVR
AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
AFib with RVR on ... paroxysmal a-fib RVR ... eabramsMD #AFib #RVR
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
ThoracicSurgery #RVR
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
#Fibrillation #RVR
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
AF RVR in ER.
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation RVR ... Fibrillation #AFib #RVR
Mechanisms of acute right ventricular dysfunction/failure (RVD/RVF) #rightventricle #rvfailure #rvdysfunction
dysfunction/failure (RVD ... /RVF) #rightventricle
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
big squares - RR ... AntLat MI, WPW, RVH ... WideQRS: RBBB (V1/V2 rsr ... qs; lat leads rsr ... - QTc < 1/2 RR
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... correlates with RV ... 0.8 indicates RV ... 0.63 predicted RV