Periprocedural Stroke and Management of Major Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

2010290 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Luigi Di Biase · University of Foggia

J. David Burkhardt

Prasant Mohanty

Javier Sánchez

Rodney Horton

G. Joseph Gallinghouse

Abstract

The combination of an open irrigation ablation catheter and periprocedural therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin may reduce the risk of periprocedural stroke without increasing the risk of pericardial effusion or other bleeding complications.

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 121, Issue 23, pp. 2550-2556

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.921320

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