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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Repiratory disease - Atrial ... enlargement or myxoma ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Mid-Diastolic: • Mitral ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Myxoma Prolapse ... Diastolic: • Mitral ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Echocardiogram (A4C ... & poor mitral valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
vs Non-Valvular Atrial ... moderate-to-severe mitral ... #NonValvular #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Myxoma on Echocardiogram (a4c)
A good old myxoma

- Dr. Aleksandra Janicijevic @DrAlexandra86 via Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... (a4c) A good old ... myxoma - Dr. ... #a4c #atrial #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... myxoma. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A4C
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... heart disease - Myxoma ... Sleep apnea #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Cardiology #Pathophysiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - S4C ... myxoma. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #S4C
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Moderate or severe mitral ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology