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Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Atrial Fibrillation ... PRECIPTANT(S) 2) ... ANTICOAGULATION #Atrial ... #Fibrillation # ... #Cardiology #Disposition
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) on Echocardiogram (A4c)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#LAA #left #atrial #appendage #a4c #Echocardiogram
Left Atrial Appendage ... #LAA #left #atrial ... #appendage #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
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 ... Endocrinopathies 2. ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... Cardiology #Management
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... (A4C) 35yoF ... with acute onset atrial ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Atrial ... #cardiology
Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on POCUS Echocardiogram

37 year old with palpitations and syncope 

Dr. Ahmad Masri
Left Atrial Appendage ... Aneurysm on POCUS ... MasriAhmadMD #Left #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Left atrial appendage thrombus on TTE

Yasmin S. Hamirani, MD @HamiraniYasmin

#atrial #appendage #thrombus #LAA #POCUS #echocardiogram #clinical
Left atrial appendage ... HamiraniYasmin #atrial ... #LAA #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a2c
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial ... Flutter, Ectopic Atrial ... Irregular SVT: Atrial ... Fibrillation, MAT ... #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
convert - Possible atrial ... flutter, ectopic atrial ... Rhythm: • Probable atrial ... fibrillation or ... possible atrial
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... fibrilation may ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
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 ... We have 2 current ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management