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The management of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation
Current recommendations on the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent (PCI‐S) essentially derive from small, single‐center, retrospective datasets. To obtain larger and better quality data, we carried out the prospective, multicenter Atrial Fibrillation undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting (AFCAS) study. Therefore, consecutive patients with history of or ongoing AF undergoing PCI‐S were enrolled, and occurrence of adverse ischemic and bleeding events recorded during 12 months follow‐up. In this article, we report the in‐hospital observations. O...
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - August 28, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Axel Schlitt, Andrea Rubboli, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Heli Lahtela, Josè Valencia, Pasi P. Karjalainen, Michael Weber, Mika Laine, Paulus Kirchhof, Matti Niemelä, Saila Vikman, Michael Buerke, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen, Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research

The management of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation: In‐hospital‐data from the Atrial Fibrillation undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting (AFCAS) study
ConclusionsThe majority of AF patients undergoing PCI‐S are at high stroke risk, and therefore VKA treatment should not be withdrawn and combined anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment is warranted. Current management appears largely in accordance with current recommendations, whereby accounting for the limited occurrence of in‐hospital adverse ischemic and bleeding events. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - June 13, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Axel Schlitt, Andrea Rubboli, Gregory H Lip, Heli Lahtela, Josè Valencia, Pasi P. Karjalainen, Michael Weber, Mika Laine, Paulus Kirchhof, Matti Niemelä, Saila Vikman, Michael Buerke, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen, Tags: Original Study Source Type: research