Anticoagulant therapy and risk of cerebrovascular events after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-43

  Guiot, Aurelie ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Suwanagool, Arisara ^a   Latchamsetty, Rakesh ^a   Myles, James D ^a   Jiang, Qingmei ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Pelosi Jr, Frank ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; elderly; embolism; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 84856004368     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02141.x     Document Type: Article

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