Outcomes With Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Obese Patients who Underwent Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Tachyarrhythmias

The efficacy of novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in severely obese patients is uncertain as volume of distribution is related to weight, and few such patients were enrolled in the pivotal trials. As the month after direct-current cardioversion (DCCV) for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter is a high-risk period for stroke, we sought to evaluate the safety of performing DCCV in obese patients on NOAC. All patients who underwent DCCV after ≥3 weeks of NOAC or therapeutic warfarin treatment without a previous transesophageal echocardiogram over a 3-year period at a single center were included.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rachel M. Kaplan, Celso L. Diaz, Theresa Strzelczyk, Cindy You, Basil Saour, Michelle Fine, Amar Trivedi, Mark J. Shen, Prasongchai Sattayaprasert, Alexandru B. Chicos, Rishi Arora, Susan Kim, Albert Lin, Nishant Verma, Bradley P. Knight, Rod S. Passman Source Type: research