Discontinuation of anticoagulants after successful surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Daniel Julius LauritzenHenrik J VodstrupThomas Decker Christensen Minna Onat Hald Rasmus Christensen Johan Heiberg

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

Discontinuation of OAT is safe in patients with a CHADS2 score ≤2 following successful surgical ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion. This conclusion needs to be confirmed in randomized trials.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
radiofrequency ablation
direct oral anticoagulants
acute coronary syndrome