Impact of oral anticoagulation therapy on postoperative atrial fibrillation outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mariana Fragão-MarquesFrancisco TeixeiraJennifer MancioNair SeixasJoão Rocha-NevesInês Falcão-PiresAdelino Leite-MoreiraPublished in: Thrombosis journal (2021)
Current literature suggests a possibly protective impact of OAC therapy for all-cause mortality in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. However, it does not appear to impact thromboembolism rate.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- systematic review
- patients undergoing
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- venous thromboembolism
- stem cells
- adipose tissue
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- glycemic control
- cell therapy
- smoking cessation