PPT-AFib Therapy Concomitant to Heart Surgery

Edit October 2018 Content Why treat Atrial Fibrillation AFib How does concomitant AFib therapy benefit your patients Who can benefit from concomitant AFib therapy Concomitant . Tx. : . Real-World Practice. In the US, ~800,000 AF patients are on concomitant OAC and antiplatelet tx. 1. Patients on chronic OAC with CAD are 7x more likely to receive concomitant antiplatelet tx. stenosis. , regurgitation, . prolapse. , bacterial infection, aneurysm and . Tetralogy. of . Fallot. . . HOWEVER, DID YOU KNOW? In a recent survey, most heart valve surgery patients stated that their expectations were "mismanaged - both before and after surgery.”. Transitions of Care. For the Mended Hearts Volunteer. Table of Contents. What is Atrial Fibrillation?. Transitions of Care?. Project Scope. The Role of the Care Provider. The Role of the Patient. Your Role. Cardiovascular Disorders. Cardiovascular Disorders. Cardiovascular disorders may. Interfere with the heart’s ability to pump. Disrupt blood flow within the coronary or cerebral vessels. Disrupt blood flow to a localized area. For the Mended Hearts Volunteer. Table of Contents. What is Atrial Fibrillation?. Transitions of Care?. Project Scope. The Role of the Care Provider. The Role of the Patient. Your Role. Resources. Feedback Survey. For the Mended Hearts Volunteer. Table of Contents. What is Atrial Fibrillation?. Transitions of Care?. Project Scope. The Role of the Care Provider. The Role of the Patient. Your Role. Resources. Feedback Survey. FDA Sentinel System Platform . Richard Platt, MD, MSc. Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. April 17, 2019. Atrial fibrillation, a common and important problem. Over 5 million people in the United States have . Afib is a Real Burden. *Sources:. Adapted from: . Piccini. , J.P. et al. (2014). Clinical course of atrial fibrillation in older adults: the importance of cardiovascular events beyond stroke. Eur Heart J, 35(4):250-6.. surgery. -. . new . approaches. Assoc. . Prof. Tatjana Šimurina MD, . PhD. General . Hospital Zadar; Dept. of Health Study, University of Zadar; . Medical . faculty, University of Osijek . tsimurina@unizd.h. Assoc. iate. . . Prof Tatjana Šimurina MD, PhD. General Hospital Zadar; . Dept. .. . of Health Study, University of Zadar; . Assist Prof - Medical faculty, University of Osijek . tsimurina@unizd.hr. 1 L ip cancer Staging evaluationCT scan for T3/T4 to assess nodalspread/bone invasion T1 : Early lesions T2: Moderately advancedlesions (2-4 cm) T3 Locally advanced�lesions (4 cm) T4a T FIBRILLATION Patient Guide University of North Carolina Department of Cardiology and Electrophysiology Living with Atrial Fibrillation 1 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Living with Atrial Fibrillation ( Afib ): 16 assumedthe heart was too importantwith and too fragile to beoperated on. In those days, cardiac prob-fifty years, however, our under-standing of the complicated cardiac sys-tem has increased greatl . Katherine Belanger BS. 1. , Timothy H. Ung MD. 1. , Denise . Damek. MD. 2. , Kevin O. . Lillehei. MD. 1. , D. Ryan Ormond, MD, PhD. 1. . Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.