SMi Source Lesson Cardiovascular: Atrial Fibrillation Pathophysiology
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Microlearning Topics
SMi Source lesson Cardiovascular: Atrial Fibrillation Pathophysiology has the following microlearning topics
1. Introduction and Learning Objectives
2. Overview: Atrial Fibrillation
3. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Definition
4. Normal Atrial Contraction and Electrocardiogram (ECG)
5. Related Arrythmias
6. Classification of Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
7. Clinical Manifestations of AF
8. Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Overview
9. Prevalence of AF
10. Causes of Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Overview
11. Reversible Conditions
12. Associated Heart Disease
13. Atrial Fibrillation Without Associated Heart Disease
14. Familial Atrial Fibrillation
Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation
15. Atrial Fibrosis
16. Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Abnormal Electrical and Ectopic Impulse Conduction
17. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Maintaining Mechanisms
18. Myocardial and Hemodynamic Consequences
19. Overview
20. Virchow's Triad
21. Thromboembolic Complications
22. Risk of Thromboembolism
23. Risk Stratification: CHADS2
24. Risk Stratification: CHADS
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Limitations
25. Thromboembolic Complications: Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke
26. Thromboembolic Complications: Impact of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation