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Anticoagulation Protocol for Cardioversion
AF, atrial fibrillation; LAA, left atrial appendage; OAC, oral anticoagulants; SR, sinus rhythm; TOE, transesophageal echocardiogram.
aAnticoagulation should normally be continued for 4 weeks after a cardioversion attempt except when AF is recent onset and no risk factors are present.
bLong-term OAC if stroke risk factors and/or risk of AF recurrence/presence of thrombus.
Adapted from Camm AJ et al, Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Eur Heart J. 2010;31:2369–2429. With permission from European Society of Cardiology.
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