6. What was his chads2vasc? SHOULD WE
ANTICOAGULATE HIM?
a. 1; YES
b. 1; NO
c. 2; YES
d. 2; NO
e. 3; YES
f. 3; NO
7. My chads2vasc is only 1.
But…
(mitral stenosis / rheumatic / clots / prosthetic
valves / la apppendage thrombus / hcm)
Should i anticoagulate?
8. I JUST HAD AN ABLATION FOR MY ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION. DO I NEED TO CONTINUE
MY WARFARIN?
a. YES; 3 MONTHS
b. YES; 6 MONTHS
c. YES; 12 MONTHS
d. YES; LIFETIME
e. NO
9. Mix & match:
1. Dabigatran
2. rivaroxaban
3. Apixaban
4. warfarin
a. Always great. But kinda
messy to check INRs.
b. Noninferior to warfarin
re: stroke prev; less
ICH/fatal bleeding; BUT
more GI bleeds.
c. Better than warfarin
re: stroke prev; less
ICH, BUT more GI bleeds
d. Better than warfarin.
re: stroke prev; less
bleeding overall,
similar rates GI
bleeds.
10. Mix & match studies:
1. Dabigatran
2. rivaroxaban
3. Apixaban VS. WARFARIN
4. APIXABAN VS. ASA
a. ROCKET-AF
b. RE-LY
c. ARISTOTLE
d. AVERROES
12. Other trendy things you should know about that we’re not
discussing today:
Cardioversion (stable/unstable)
Ablation
Complications of afib/anticoagulation
Zebras; also, harps