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ArticleJournal of atrial fibrillation2018

Prevalence and Characteristics of Venous Thrombosis after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Receiving Periprocedural Direct Oral Anticoagulants.

Takehito Sasaki, Kohki Nakamura, Kentaro Minami, Yutaka Take, Keiko Koyama, Eiji Yamashita, Shigeto Naito

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Article in Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Takehito SasakiDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Kohki NakamuraDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Kentaro MinamiDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Yutaka TakeDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Keiko KoyamaDivision of Radiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Eiji YamashitaDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Shigeto NaitoDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, 3-12 Kameizumi-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0004, Japan.
Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center · JP

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Abstract

backgroundPeriprocedural venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) area rare occurrence but a critical complication after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of symptomatic deep vein thromboses (DVTs) and pulmonary thromboembolisms (PTEs) in patients who underwent AF catheter ablation and received periprocedural oral anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). METHODS AND

resultsA total of 2,193 consecutive patients undergoing AF catheter ablation with periprocedural DOACs were retrospectively analyzed.Two patients (0.091%) experienced symptomatic DVTs after the ablation, and no patients had any PTEs. One patient was a 72-year-old female who underwent cryoballoon ablation with periprocedural apixaban at a dose of 2.5 mg twice daily. The other patient was a 74-year-old male who underwent a Hot Balloon ablation and thereafter radiofrequency catheter ablation for recurrent AF with edoxaban at30 mg once daily. Both DVT patients underwent AF ablation by the right femoral vein approach, and after discharge had right leg pain and swelling on post-procedural days 4 and 8, respectively. TheDVT was treated by increasing the dose of apixaban and changing it from 30 mg/day of edoxaban to 15-30 mg/day of rivaroxaban, and the thrombi completely disappeared in both patients without any thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications.

conclusionsAF catheter ablation with periprocedural DOAC treatment revealed anextremely low incidence of symptomatic VTEs, which may be successfully treated by increasing the DOAC dose or changing the DOAC type.

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationDeep Vein ThrombosisDirect Oral Anticoagulant.

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PMID31139285
PMCPMC6533838
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