2020
Patterns of oral anticoagulation use with cardioversion in clinical practice
Geurink K, Holmes D, Ezekowitz MD, Pieper K, Fonarow G, Kowey PR, Reiffel JA, Singer DE, Freeman J, Gersh BJ, Mahaffey KW, Hylek EM, Naccarelli G, Piccini JP, Peterson ED, Pokorney SD. Patterns of oral anticoagulation use with cardioversion in clinical practice. Heart 2020, 107: 642-649. PMID: 32591363, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke/transient ischemic attackVitamin K antagonistsNovel oral anticoagulantsTransient ischemic attackTransoesophageal echocardiogramAtrial fibrillationClinical practiceAtrial Fibrillation IIOral anticoagulation useTime of cardioversionBetter Informed TreatmentMonths of enrollmentIncidence of deathLow-risk procedureSimilar ratesAnticoagulation useIschemic attackMajor bleedingK antagonistsOral anticoagulantsClinical outcomesOutcomes RegistryCardiovascular hospitalisationAF diagnosisInclusion criteria
2019
Outcomes and Anticoagulation Use After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Freeman JV, Shrader P, Pieper KS, Allen LA, Chan PS, Fonarow GC, Gersh BJ, Kowey PR, Mahaffey KW, Naccarelli G, Reiffel JA, Singer DE, Go AS, Hylek EM, Steinberg BA, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Outcomes and Anticoagulation Use After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2019, 12: e007612. PMID: 31830822, DOI: 10.1161/circep.119.007612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAF catheter ablationOral anticoagulationRisk of strokeAF ablationCatheter ablationAntiarrhythmic medicationsDe novo AF ablationDiscontinuation of OACPropensity score-matched cohortAtrial fibrillation catheter ablationAF ablation patientsAnti-arrhythmic medicationsAtrial Fibrillation RegistryStroke prevention therapyBetter Informed TreatmentCohort of patientsPatterns of treatmentProportional hazards regressionUS national registryAnticoagulation useCause deathMajor bleedingSystemic embolismCardiovascular deathCause hospitalization