RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 TEE Unnecessary Prior to Ablation for AF With NOACs
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 22
SP 11
OP 11
DO 10.1177/1559897715598151
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/11.2.abstract
AB According to a multicenter, prospective registry study, patients with AF can safely undergo radiofrequency catheter ablation while continuing apixaban or rivaroxaban without undergoing prior transesophageal echocardiography. Among patients who did not undergo transesophageal echocardiography, there was no evidence of left atrial appendage thrombosis, and less than half had “smoke” on intracardiac echocardiography.