Cardiac - arrhythmia, AF Flashcards

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Arrhythmia

Classification by origin of depolarization

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Arrhythmia

Classification by QRS complex

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Interpret

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Interpret

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Interpret

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Interpret

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Interpret

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Interpret

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Narrow complex tachycardia

Diagnostic flowchart

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Wide complex tachycardia

Diagnostic flowchart

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LBBB vs RBBB

ECG features

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Arrhythmia

First line management

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Anti-arrhythmics

Classes
Example
MoA
Useage

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14
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Stable regular narrow complex tachycardia

Treatment

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Stable wide complex tachycardia

Treatment

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Vagal maneuver

MoA
S/E
C/I

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ATP

MoA
S/E
C/I

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18
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Atrial flutter/ atrial fibrillation

Management

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19
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Outline risk stratification score for thromboembolic risk - CHA2DS2-VASc score

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Sinus tachycardia

Management

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Atrial tachycardia
AVRT
AVNRT

Management

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Multifocal atrial tachycardia

Management

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Wide complex tachycardia: VT, SVT with BBB, unknown type

Treatment

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Bradycardia

Types

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25
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Heart block

ECG findings of 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree heart block

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Heart block causes

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1st and 2nd degree
 Acute MI
 Ischemic heart disease
 Acute rheumatic heart disease
 Myocarditis
 Hypo-K+
 Digoxin toxicity
 β-blockers treatment

3rd degree
 Acute MI
 Aortic stenosis
 Fibrosis around bundle of His
 LBBB + RBBB

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RBBB

ECG features
Causes

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LBBB

ECG features
Causes

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Left anterior hemi-block

ECG features

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Bifascicular block

ECG feature

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31
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Sick sinus syndrome

ECG features

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Bradycardia

First line management

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33
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Ventricular fibrillation/ Pulseless VT

Management

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Pulseless electrical activity

Causes
Management

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35
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Outline primary CDAB and secondary ABCD surveys for VF, Pulseless VT, PEA, asystole

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36
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Asystole

Management

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37
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AF

Classification

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38
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AF

Causes

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39
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AF

D/dx

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40
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AF

Pathogenesis

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41
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AF

Clinical manifestations

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42
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AF

Investigation

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43
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AF

Treatment approaches

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44
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AF

Rate control drug choices
Target HR control

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Pharmacological rate control

Target heart rate control
- Symptomatic: Resting HR < 80 bpm
- Asymptomatic + LVEF > 40%: HR < 110 bpm
- Note that rate-control strategy is not indicated if the AF has a slow HR originally

ABCD medications
- β-blockers&raquo_space; non-dihydropyridine CCB, digoxin, and amiodarone

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AF

Rate control drugs
- MoA
- Examples
- Contraindications

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46
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AF

Non-pharmacological rate control
Indication

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47
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AF

Anti-arrhythmics - Class Ic
- Examples
- MoA
- C/I
- S/E

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48
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AF

Anti-arrhythmics - Class III Amiodarone

  • MoA
  • C/I
  • S/E
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49
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AF

Anti-arrhythmics - Class III Dronedarone

  • MoA
  • C/I
  • S/E
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Removal of iodine molecule causes less thyroid and systemic side effects compared to amiodarone, but less effective
Iodine also causes fat binding and increases half life of amiodarone

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AF

Anti-arrhythmics - Class III Ibutilide, Dofetilide, Sotalol

  • MoA
  • C/I
  • S/E
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51
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Choice of class III anti-arrhythmics in AF with:
- No heart disease
- Post-MI/ CAD
- Heart failure
- Hypertension with LVH

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52
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AF

Non-pharmacological rhythm control options

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Direct-current (DC) cardioversion (Electrical cardioversion)

Catheter ablation:
- Indicated in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal/ persistent/ long-standing persistent AF who are refractory or intolerant to ≥ 1 Class I or III anti-arrhythmic drugs
- radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoballoon (cryothermal) ablation
- Most common pulmonary vein isolation technique is circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)
- Anticoagulation is indicated to prevent thromboembolism around the time of RFA
- Complications include cardiac tamponade (most common), stroke, TIA or pulmonary vein stenosis

Surgical maze procedures (Surgical ablation)
- Indicated in selected patients undergoing other cardiac surgery e.g. valvular replacement or CABG
- radiofrequency or cryothermal energy (Cox-Maze IV procedure)
- create a “maze” of functional myocardium within the atrium

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Direct-current (DC) cardioversion (Electrical cardioversion)

Indications
Anticoagulant timing
S/E

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Indications
o Hemodynamically unstable patients
o Refractory to pharmacological cardioversion
o Rapid control of ventricular rate during AF is required (preferred over pharmacological cardioversion in patients with decompensated HF, ongoing myocardial ischemia, or hypotension)

54
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AF

Prevention of thromboembolism

  • Indication
  • Risk stratification
  • Drug choices
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Choice of antithrombotic options
Options = Warfarin/ Dabigatran/ Rivaroxaban/ Apixaban

Aspirin + Clopidogrel (Dual anti-platelet therapy) – Less effective
- Indicated in patients who refuse or contraindicated to anticoagulants

Aspirin alone – Even less effective
- Indicated in patients who refuse or contraindicated to anticoagulants

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AF

Warfarin
- Target INR
- MoA
- Indication
- Contraindicaton

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56
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AF

Direct anticoagulant
* Drug types
* Indication
* Contraindication
* MoA

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57
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AF

Thromboembolism prevention
Compare NOAC vs Warfarin
- Efficacy
- Safety
- Advantage of NOAC
- Disadvantage of NOAC

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58
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AF

Bridging therapy
- Indication
- Drug choice

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59
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AF

Non-pharmacological prevention

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