Oral anticoagulation management in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac implantable electronic device implantation

ConclusionsManagement of anticoagulation among AF patients undergoing CIED implantation is highly variable, with OAC being interrupted in more than half of both warfarin‐ and NOAC‐treated patients. Bleeding and stroke events were infrequent in both warfarin and NOAC‐treated patients.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - May 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eric Black ‐Maier, Sunghee Kim, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Gregg C. Fonarow, James V. Freeman, Peter R. Kowey, Jack Ansell, Bernard J. Gersh, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Gerald Naccarelli, Elaine M. Hylek, Alan S. Go, Eric D. Peterson, Jonathan P. Piccini, Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research