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

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Giuseppe Santarpia¹ 

关键词: anticoagulation;    radiofrequency catheter ablation;    atrial fibrillation;    thromboembolic risk;    bleeding risk;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2017.00085

学科分类：心脏病和心血管学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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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