Performing diagnostic radial access coronary angiography on uninterrupted direct oral anticoagulant therapy: a prospective analysis.
Napohn ChongprasertponAiste ZebrauskaiteJohn Joseph CoughlanAbdalla IbrahimSamer ArnousTerence HennessyThomas John KiernanPublished in: Open heart (2019)
We observed similar complication rates and radial artery compression time postangiography in both groups. This small prospective observational study suggests that uninterrupted continuation of direct oral anticoagulants during coronary angiography is safe. Larger randomised control studies in this area would be beneficial.