Warfarin vs non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants for left atrial appendage thrombus: A meta-analysis.

Ghulam MurtazaMohit K TuragamVarunsiri Atti Jalaj GargUrooge BodaPoonam VelagapudiKrishna AkellaSanghamitra Mohanty Rakesh Gopinathan Nair Dhanunjaya R Lakkireddy

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)

The results of our meta-analysis show that NOACs are as efficacious and safe as warfarin in the treatment of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
systematic review
left atrial
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
combination therapy
left ventricular
case control
acute coronary syndrome