Risk factors for venous bleeding complication at the femoral puncture site after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Hirofumi AraiAkira MizukamiYoshihiro HanyuTakuya KawakamiYuki ShimizuJiro HirokiKenji YoshiokaHirofumi OtaniShunsuke KurodaRyota IwatsukaDaisuke UeshimaTatsuya HayashiAkihiko MatsumuraMasahiko GoyaTetsuo SasanoPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)
Low BMI, short compression time, and antiplatelet therapy were independent risk factors for venous bleeding complication after catheter ablation of AF. Longer compression time may be needed for patients with low BMI and/or those receiving antiplatelet therapy.