Should We Maintain Anticoagulation after Successful Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation? The Need for a Randomized Study

Should We Maintain Anticoagulation after Successful Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation? The Need for a Randomized Study

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of thromboembolic stroke and oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) is able to reduce the rate of ischemic events. Nevertheless, the actual benefit of prolonged OAT after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is not clear yet...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Santarpia, Salvatore De Rosa, Jolanda Sabatino, Antonio Curcio, Ciro Indolfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
anticoagulation
radiofrequency catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
thromboembolic risk
bleeding risk
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00085/full

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