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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Rate Control ... - Management ... Cardioversion #Emergency ... #Cardiology #Indications
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Atrial Fibrillation ... RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL ... #Fibrillation # ... Management #Emergency ... #Cardiology #Disposition
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Rate Control • ... Rhythm Control ... Cardiology #Management
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial ... lung disease (COPD ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... condition • Rate control ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... blood pressure control ... fibrilation may ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
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
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in pulmonary ... fibrillation or ... with caution in pulmonary ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
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 ... Fibrillation - ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... as Asthma and COPD ... exercise, after acute ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Medications #management
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
disease (COPD) ... therapy targeted to control ... hospitalization or emergency ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology