Practical issues in the management of novel oral anticoagulants-cardioversion and ablation

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 115-131

  Maan, Abhishek ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Mansour, Moussa ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation (AF); Cardioversion; Catheter ablation; Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTIVATED PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DABIGATRAN; DILTIAZEM; ENOXAPARIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NAPROXEN; PHENYTOIN; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RIFAMPICIN; RITONAVIR; RIVAROXABAN; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBOLISM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REVIEW; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84922279074     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.35     Document Type: Review

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