…conditions. The physician discusses starting a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) rather than warfarin. Based on trial data evaluating the use of DOACs versus warfarin, what…
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…conditions. The physician discusses starting a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) rather than warfarin. Based on trial data evaluating the use of DOACs versus warfarin, what…
…signs of bleeding and it is surgically safe to resume oral medications. Which of the following is the most appropriate anticoagulation strategy for this patient…
…reveals a vegetation on the right ventricular lead. The patient undergoes complete transvenous extraction of the ICD system and is started on a 6-week…
…shortness of breath, or syncope, and states the episodes are minimally bothersome. An episode was recently captured on a wearable rhythm monitor, which confirmed atrioventricular…
In patients with de novo atrial fibrillation (AF) during the acute phase of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), how is long-term management of anticoagulation and…
A 64 year old male patient with hypertension. ECG is recorded during his annual health screening. He is asymptomatic during the recording. Heart rate 67…
…when she starts feeling nauseous and dizzy. On arrival, she is hypotensive and tachycardic. The patient's ECG is presented below. What is the diagnosis…
…and rising. Coronary angiography reveals no evidence of acute plaque rupture or thrombus. What is the most likely mechanism for the patient's elevated troponin?
…The electrophysiology team is concerned about potential hemodynamic decompensation during the procedure due to the patient's poor cardiac function. Based on the provided text…
A patient's ECG shows intermittently non-conducted P waves with a fixed PR interval. What type of AV block does this describe, and what…
This 54-year-old patient with Covid-19 (Sars-Cov-2) has a slightly irregular rhythm. What is the rhythm and should you be concerned…
…The patient experiences palpitations with sudden onset and occassionally the sensation that the heart skips a beat. Clinical examination reveals nothing suspicious and the patient…