Perioperative management of anticoagulation in patients on warfarin therapy undergoing surgery for cardiac implantable electronic devices

Perioperative management of anticoagulation in patients on warfarin therapy undergoing surgery for cardiac implantable electronic devices

Many patients on chronic warfarin therapy are undergoing surgery for permanent pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, collectively known as cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED). The perioperative management of anticoagulation in these patients is a challenging clinical situation that req...

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Main Authors: Dennis Weixi Zhu, MD, FACC, FHRS, Imdad Ahmed, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Anticoagulation
Warfarin
Pocket hematoma
Pacemaker/defibrillator
Thromboembolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613000173

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