RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Uninterrupted Apixaban Safe and Effective in AF Ablation
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 22
SP 11
OP 11
DO 10.1177/1559897715598150
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/11.1.abstract
AB According to a multicenter, prospective registry study, uninterrupted apixaban used in the periprocedural setting of radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation does not increase the risk of bleeding compared with uninterrupted warfarin. In addition, uninterrupted periprocedural apixaban is effective in preventing thromboembolism.