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Anticoagulation after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: An unnecessary evil? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Riccardo ProiettiAhmed AlTurkiLuigi Di BiasePaolo ChinaGiovanni ForleoAndrea CorradoElena MarrasSanghamitra MohantySakis Themistoclakis
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
In this metanalysis, the risk-benefit ratio favored the suspension of OAT after successful AF ablation even in patients at moderate-high risk. Whether the reported results can be extended also to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants warrants further investigations.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • catheter ablation
  • oral anticoagulants
  • left atrial
  • left atrial appendage
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • heart failure
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • high intensity
  • coronary artery disease