Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on uninterrupted direct oral anticoagulants: A safe approach.
Vinit SawhneyMasooma ShaukatElena VolkovaNicola JonesRui Andre ProvidenciaShoreh HonarbakhshGurpreet DhillonAnthony ChowMartin LowePier D LambiaseMehul DhinojaSimon SportonMark James EarleyRichard John SchillingRoss Jacob HunterPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)
Catheter ablation for AF can be performed safely and effectively in patients anticoagulated with DOACs and heparinized with a therapeutic ACT. There is no increased risk of periprocedural bleeding when compared to uninterrupted warfarin.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- venous thromboembolism
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes