Assessment & Management of Atrial Arrhythmias: When to Refer?
Syed Najaf Nadeem, MBBS FRCPC
Topics: Atrial Arrhythmias
Details
Objectives
- Evaluation of a patient with palpitations / syncope
- Atrial Fibrillation:
- Screening / Risk Factors
- Diagnosis & Work-up
- Management – I: Rate Vs. Rhythm Control
- Management – II: Risk Assessment & management of Stroke
- Pre-Excitation Syndromes: Recognition and Referral
- Supraventricular Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Management
Faculty
Syed Najaf Nadeem MBBS FRCPC
Humber River Hospital
Dr. Nadeem graduated from Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at The Aga Khan University, Pakistan. He then came to Canada for Coronary Interventional training at Dalhousie University, Halifax and subsequently Adult Congenital and Structural Heart Disease Interventional fellowship at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network. He has received his certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Nadeem has been a member of the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University and Staff Interventional cardiologist at QEII Health Sciences Center, Halifax for more than ten years. He served as a Senator at the Dalhousie University Senate. He developed the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventional (TAVI) program in Halifax. He also served as Director for Clinical Associate program at QEII. He has recently joined Humber River Hospital as the Head, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine.