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Search Results for Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract Number: 129
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Over 6 million people in the US have a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Given the increased risk for stroke and systemic embolism, many patients are treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) to reduce their risk. In the major trials comparing to DOACs to warfarin for stroke and systemic embolism prevention in atrial fibrillation, DOACs […]
Abstract Number: 143
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Warfarin and other anticoagulants increase the risk of hemorrhagic complications, including upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages (UGIB). Warfarin is commonly used in the management of atrial fibrillation to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke, and frequently resumed following UGIB. However, optimal timing of reinitiation remains unclear. Theory suggests that resuming warfarin immediately after UGIB would lead […]
Abstract Number: 462
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old female originally underwent an ablation for atrial fibrillation with post procedure course pericardial effusion requiring drain placement for 3 days. Patient recovered from original effusion and was sent home with colchicine and aspirin. She presented to our care on day 28 after procedure, one week after recent hospitalization. Patient […]
Abstract Number: 787
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We report a case of a 38-year-old African American male with history of dysphagia who presented with complaint of acute chest pain. He described it as pressure like mid-sternal chest pain, radiating to his left arm associated with palpitations, worse on exertion and diaphoresis. On presentation, he was found to have atrial fibrillation […]
Abstract Number: 834
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old obese African American man, non-smoker with past medical history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation (on Coumadin) presents to our emergency room with chest pain. Patient describes the pain as acute onset, starting from the left sternal border, radiating down his left arm. The chest pain started at rest, not associated with […]
Abstract Number: 835
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. In the past decade, catheter ablation of AF has evolved from an investigational procedure to a frequent therapeutic one. Phrenic nerve injury (PNI) is a complication of ablation that internists should be familiar with, due to its increasing incidence. Case: A 77-year-old […]
Abstract Number: 881
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: ST-elevation in lead aVR, with ST-depression in precordial leads, has been reported to arise from left main coronary disease, often required emergent cardiac catheterization. We present a case of unstable SVT in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) mimicking acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and cardiogenic shock. An 89-year-old female with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation […]