Is it safe to stop oral anticoagulation after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Romero J, Avendano R, Diaz J, Taveras J, Lupercio F, Di Biase L. Is it safe to stop oral anticoagulation after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation? Expert Review Of Cardiovascular Therapy 2018, 17: 31-41. PMID: 30460874, DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1550718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationHemorrhageHumansPrevalenceStrokeTreatment OutcomeWithholding TreatmentConceptsCatheter ablationAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulantsOral anticoagulationBlanking periodRisk of bleedingSociety guidelinesCommon arrhythmiaCurrent guidelinesFibrillationAnticoagulantsRelevant articlesMajor databasesAnticoagulationAblationRiskGuidelinesBleedingEMBASEArrhythmiasPubMedStrokeMajor recommendationsPrevalenceClinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving amiodarone on NOACs vs. warfarin
Avendano R, Romero J, Lupercio F, Diaz J, Quispe R, Golive A, Natale A, Garcia M, Krumerman A, Di Biase L. Clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving amiodarone on NOACs vs. warfarin. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2018, 54: 73-80. PMID: 30128801, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-018-0427-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew oral anticoagulantsMajor bleedingAtrial fibrillationThromboembolic eventsIntracranial bleedingClinical outcomesRisk ratioStroke/thromboembolic eventsRecent retrospective trialsMantel-Haenszel methodConclusionAmong patientsTE preventionOral anticoagulantsIncreased riskRetrospective trialsResultsA totalHigh riskAmiodaroneBleedingPatientsWarfarinSystematic reviewP-glycoproteinConfidence intervalsOutcomes