Ablation for atrial fibrillation: Can we decrease thromboembolism without increasing the risk for bleeding?

Circulation

Volumn 116, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2517-2519

  Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Editorials; Fibrillation; Fibrinogen; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROTAMINE; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG MONITORING; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 36549056075     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.741454     Document Type: Editorial

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