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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Rate Control ... #AFib #RateControl ... RhythmControl #Cardioversion ... #Emergency #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Atrial Fibrillation ... Pre-Excitation AFib ... contraindicated • For rate ... and/or rhythm control ... for electrical cardioversion
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #management #cardiology
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Rate Control ... • Rhythm Control ... #RVR #Management ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Rate Control • ... Rhythm Control ... #Cardiology #Management
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Rate #Control ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in pulmonary ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... with caution in pulmonary ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm