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Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

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

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... and Left Atrial ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
vs Non-Valvular Atrial ... Fibrillation - ... moderate-to-severe mitral ... #Fibrillation # ... AFib #Classification
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... thrombus • Digoxin ... Moderate or severe mitral
Pinball Thrombus in Atrial Fibrillation - Echocardiogram

- Dr. Stephan Stöbe @StephanStobe

#Thrombus #Atrial #Fibrillation #Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Pinball Thrombus ... in Atrial Fibrillation ... StephanStobe #Thrombus ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Embolism • Thrombus ... dissection - Aortic mural ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation for Atrial ... Fibrillation - ... a patient with atrial ... fibrillation in ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
Ventricular Fibrillation ... A 50-year-old woman ... with preserved atrial ... #VFib #Ventricular ... cardiology #clinical #a4c
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
• Arrhythmias: Afib ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... (7) patient in atrial ... fibrillation :) ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus