Download or read book Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation written by Greg Flaker and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a quick, expert overview of stroke risks among patients with treated and untreated atrial fibrillation, in addition to best practices for management and treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation to minimize stroke risks. This concise, clinically-focused resource by Dr. Greg Flaker consolidates today’s available information on this timely topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for practicing and trainee cardiologists as well as general practitioners treating and monitoring these patients. Covers a broad spectrum of management and treatment options for atrial fibrillation including anticoagulants, surgical and implanted devices. Presents information on recent drug trials to keep you up to date with the latest developments. Includes guidance on anticoagulation in special situations, such as cardioversion and ablation, in addition to atrial fibrillation treatment in patients with other medical conditions including cancer, major bleeding disorders, and renal or liver disease. Chapter on Risk Stratification assists in identifying patients with a high risk of stroke and predicting treatment outcomes. Chapter on The New Anticoagulation Clinic overviews best practices for patient education, compliance, follow-up monitoring, and quality assurance to aid in better patient outcomes.
Download or read book Non Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants written by Eduard Shantsila and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an essential guide to the medical treatment of thrombosis and presents core principles of anticoagulant therapeutics as well as drug recommendations. Written by recognized experts in the field, this concise, accessible handbook provides a unique and valuable resource in the cardiovascular field, both for those currently in training, and for those already in clinical or research practice.
Download or read book Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation written by Harry J. Crijns and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine written by Somnath Mookherjee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides teaching scripts for medical educators in internal medicine and coaches them in creating their own teaching scripts. Every year, thousands of attending internists are asked to train the next generation of physicians to master a growing body of knowledge. Formal teaching time has become increasingly limited due to rising clinical workload, medical documentation requirements, duty hour restrictions, and other time pressures. In addition, today’s physicians-in-training expect teaching sessions that deliver focused, evidence-based content that is integrated into clinical workflow. In keeping with both time pressures and trainee expectations, academic internists must be prepared to effectively and efficiently teach important diagnostic and management concepts. A teaching script is a methodical and structured plan that aids in effective teaching. The teaching scripts in this book anticipate learners’ misconceptions, highlight a limited number of teaching points, provide evidence to support the teaching points, use strategies to engage the learners, and provide a cognitive scaffold for teaching the topic that the teacher can refine over time. All divisions of internal medicine (e.g. cardiology, rheumatology, and gastroenterology) are covered and a section on undifferentiated symptom-based presentations (e.g. fatigue, fever, and unintentional weight loss) is included. This book provides well-constructed teaching scripts for commonly encountered clinical scenarios, is authored by experienced academic internists and allows the reader to either implement them directly or modify them for their own use. Each teaching script is designed to be taught in 10-15 minutes, but can be easily adjusted by the reader for longer or shorter talks. Teaching Scripts in Internal Medicine is an ideal tool for internal medicine attending physicians and trainees, as well as physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, and all others who teach and learn internal medicine.
Download or read book Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics written by Samuel J. Asirvatham and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because atrial fibrillation promotes the formation of blood clots that can travel to the brain and block an artery, atrial fibrillation independently increases the risk of ischemic stroke four-to-five-fold. In this issue expert authors review drug therapies for stroke prevention, use of the new anticoagulants, ablation strategies for stroke prevention, LAA closure for stroke prevention, stroke in heart rhythm device patients, transesophageal echo in atrial fibrillation, and other topics important to the management of this serious complication.
Download or read book The Stroke Book written by Michel T. Torbey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential companion for busy professionals seeking to navigate stroke-related clinical situations successfully and make quick informed treatment decisions.
Download or read book Quick Pocket Guide to New Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation written by Luca Masotti and published by SEEd. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardioembolic strokes account for one third of ischemic strokes and atrial fibrillation (AF) representing the main source of this stroke subtype. The rate of stroke is 5%/year in patients with AF. Patients with AF have a 2-7 fold increased risk of stroke compared to patients without. Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (SPAF) is therefore of utmost importance and represents a major point in the modern management of AF. This booklet provides an overview of new oral anticoagulants used, listing their pharmacokinetis profile, the evidence of efficacy and their clinical use.
Download or read book Left Atrial Appendage Closure written by Jacqueline Saw and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an emerging technology for thromboembolic prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The first human implantation of an LAA device occurred in 2001, and since then four devices have received CE mark approval. These devices are being widely used in Europe for LAA closure in patients who are poor candidates for long-term oral anticoagulation. In the US, the WATCHMAN device (Boston Scientific) is anticipated to receive FDA approval imminently for AF patients who are warfarin-eligible. This approval is projected to significantly expand the indications for LAA closures worldwide. Thus, the volume of procedures is anticipated to escalate. This book discusses the epidemiology of AF as a cause of stroke; the use of LAA closure in the reduction of thromboembolism with AF; early surgical approaches and novel surgical devices for LAA closure; and current percutaneous approaches and devices available for LAA closure. The emphasis of this book is on percutaneous technical approaches and contemporary trial results on the leading devices (PLAATO, WATCHMAN, Amplatzer Cardiac Plug, and LARIAT). It also reviews unapproved devices in development, in both clinical and pre-clinical phases.
Download or read book Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation written by Jan Steffel and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Medical Decision Making written by Diederick Laurentius Arts and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke written by Sarah T. Pendlebury and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible handbook covering the investigation, diagnosis and management of transient ischemic attacks and minor strokes.
Download or read book Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation written by U. S. Department Of Heal Human Services and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common type of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. While a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia is a tachycardic rhythm originating above the ventricular tissue, AF is characterized by uncoordinated atrial activation with consequent deterioration of mechanical function. AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, accounting for approximately one-third of hospitalizations for cardiac rhythm disturbances. The estimated prevalence of AF is 0.4% to1 % in the general adult population, occurring in about 2.2 million people in the U.S. The prevalence increases to about 6 % in people age 65 or older and to 10% in people age 80 or older. The burden of AF in the U.S. is increasing. It is estimated that by the year 2050 there will be 12.1 million Americans with AF, representing more than a twofold (240%) increase since 2000. However, this estimate assumes no further increase in the age-adjusted incidence of AF beyond 2000. If the incidence of AF increases at the same pace, then the projected number of adults with AF would be 15.9 million, a threefold increase from 2000. Although generally not as immediately life threatening as ventricular arrhythmias, AF is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with AF have increased risk of embolic stroke, heart failure, and cognitive impairment; reduced quality of life; and higher overall mortality. Patients with AF have a fivefold increased risk of stroke, and it is estimated that up to 25% of all strokes in the elderly are a consequence of AF.4 Furthermore, AF-related strokes are more severe, with patients twice as likely to be bedridden as patients with stroke from other etiologies, and are also more likely to result in death. Consistent with the nature of these events, AF-related stroke constitutes a significant economic burden, costing Medicare approximately $8 billion annually. Management of AF involves three distinct areas: rate control, rhythm control, and prevention of thromboembolic events. Strategies for preventing thromboembolic events can be categorized into (1) optimal risk stratification of patients and (2) prophylactic treatment of patients identified as being at risk. The KQs considered are as follows: KQ1: In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, what are the comparative diagnostic accuracy and impact on clinical decisionmaking (diagnostic thinking, therapeutic, and patient outcome efficacy) of available clinical and imaging tools for predicting thromboembolic risk? KQ2: In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, what are the comparative diagnostic accuracy and impact on clinical decisionmaking (diagnostic thinking, therapeutic, and patient outcome efficacy) of clinical tools and associated risk factors for predicting bleeding events? KQ3: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of specific anticoagulation therapies, antiplatelet therapies, and procedural interventions for preventing thromboembolic events: a. In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation? b. In specific subpopulations of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation? KQ4: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of available strategies for anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who are undergoing invasive procedures? KQ5: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of available strategies for switching between warfarin and other, novel oral anticoagulants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation? KQ6: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of available strategies for resuming anticoagulation therapy or performing a procedural intervention as a stroke prevention strategy following a hemorrhagic event (stroke, major bleed, or minor bleed) in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
Download or read book Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Atrial Fibrillation Therapy written by Gheorghe-Andrei Dan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paradigm for atrial fibrillation (AF) management has changed significantly in recent years. A new era has begun for the prevention of one of the most tremendous complication of AF, stroke. Prevention of ischemic stroke in AF patients with oral anticoagulants represents a huge challenge because of the narrow therapeutic change of these drugs, interindividual and intraindividual variability, and the unsatisfactory time in therapeutically range (TTR) with this type of medication. New guidelines have emerged as a result of new mechanisms for initiation and perpetuation for pharmacotherapy to cure AF and trials with new classes of antithrombotic drugs are ongoing. The treatment of AF is still in its infancy, but recent research is revealing how it can be applied with optimal efficacy. This book assists trainees, recertifying physicians, practicing physicians and other professional staff in internal medicine, cardiology, emergency medicine, and clinical pharmacology to apply new diagnostic tools for selecting the best treatment options for AF patients.
Download or read book Anticoagulant Drugs written by Mojca Božič-Mijovski and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anticoagulant drugs are among the most frequently prescribed drugs in everyday clinical practice. In the past decades, several new direct oral anticoagulants were developed that changed the anticoagulant therapy landscape considerably. This book provides an extensive overview of all the known anticoagulants that can be useful for studying different aspects of the haemostatic system or as a starting point for new drug development. It is also a valuable tool for clinicians providing a description of the mode of action and management of therapy for anticoagulant drugs used in everyday clinical practice in different clinical settings, including direct oral anticoagulants dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban.
Download or read book Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice written by Daryll M. Baker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-24 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primary care physicians are the first to diagnose transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs), and are the doctors who can undertake a considerable amount of stroke prevention treatment. This book fills the primary care physician’s need for a short clear text explaining how to accurately diagnose a TIA, determine what investigations are indicated and how and when to intervene to reduce the risk of stroke. Short chapters are written in point form with clear diagrams and figures, each chapter written by an expert in the field. Stroke is a brain attack and a major cause of disability. Active intervention can prevent stroke especially in high risk groups.
Download or read book Direct Oral Anticoagulants written by Riccardo Proietti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concisely covers the latest developments in the application of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) within cardiovascular medicine. It details the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic mechanisms of DOACs and their application in treating patients with conditions ranging from coronary heart disease through kidney disease and cancer, including their perioperative management. Direct Oral Anticoagulants: From Pharmacology to Clinical Practice systematically describes the underlying mechanisms associated with DOACs and their use to treat a range of conditions and is an indispensable resource for all trainee and practicing physicians in a range of disciplines seeking a concise up-to-date resource on the topic.
