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Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation

…systole. Transesophageal echocardiography and surgical pathology demonstrate that over 90% of thrombi in non valvular AF originate within this specific anatomical cul de sac [19] …

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…JE, Gwyther R, Kirkman E. Closed chest compressions reduce survival in an animal model of hemorrhage induced traumatic cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2019;140: 37 42…

🟠 ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) Bleeding Risk Score

…et al. A new risk scheme to predict warfarin associated hemorrhage: the ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) study. J Am Coll Cardiol…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…used in the following situations: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients. Active pathological bleeding , such as gastrointestinal bleeding or intracranial hemorrhage…

Traumatic cardiac arrest

…chest compressions. Hemorrhages, either manifesting externally or concealed internally, account for approximately half of all traumatic cardiac arrests. In the absence of evident hemorrhage, potential…

Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…bedside echocardiography. This reveals pericardial fluid, suggesting hemorrhage in the context of cardiac arrest cases. Highly echogenic fluid indicates that the blood has coagulated, making…

Cardiac thromboembolism: cardiac sources of embolism

…flow from the right to the left atrium. Echocardiography is of importance for cardioembolic stroke, cryptogenic stroke, and for emboli arising in the proximal aorta…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…hemorrhage must be promptly considered as a differential, and immediate administration of 1 g intravenous tranexamic acid is recommended. In circumstances of hypotension and hemorrhage…

🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…management of modifiable risk factors. The HAS BLED score has demonstrated moderate predictive abilities for bleeding risks in AF patients, regardless of the type of…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…Lip GY. Performance of the HEMORR₂HAGES, ATRIA, and HAS BLED bleeding risk prediction scores in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing anticoagulation: the AMADEUS study. J…

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