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Atrial Fibrillation - Rate Control and Rhythm Control - Management

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Rate Control ... and Rhythm Control ... - Management ... #AFib #RateControl
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
- Management Algorithm ... • Rate Control ... • Rhythm Control ... #RVR #Management ... Algorithm #cardiology #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation Management Algorithm and Checklist - CAEP Best Practices
A. Assessment and Risk Stratification
B. Rate or
Atrial Fibrillation ... Management Algorithm ... Rate or Rhythm Control ... EMO_Daddy #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
block or WPW Rate ... sinus rhythm vs rate ... with chronic AF: rate ... versus lenient rate ... #management #cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Initial Options for Rate ... achieving immediate rate ... of action • Rate ... #Rate #Control ... #pharmacology #management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
the agent for rate ... Do not achieve rate ... their rate • ... agent for chronic rate ... resulting in improved rate
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Palpitations, light-headedness ... Rate Control • ... Rhythm Control ... #Cardiology #Management
LOWMAGHI - Magnesium for Afib Rate Control

LOw dose MAGnesium sulfate versus HIgh dose in the early
Magnesium for Afib ... Rate Control ... dose in the early management ... of rapid atrial fibrillation ... #Atrial #Fibrillation
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
0 to decrease rate ... node activity (rate ... influx into cells (rate ... control) ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation Central ... at slower heart rates ... lost in atrial fibrillation ... bulge into RA during ... filling of RA in late