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ArticleJournal of atrial fibrillation2021

UBLED AF (Uninterrupted BLackpool EDoxaban vs Warfarin vs Rivaroxaban in Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter ablation) Study.

Narendra Kumar, Noha Elbanhawy, Moinuddin Choudhury, Rahul Potluri, Shajil Chalil, Khalid Abozguia

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Article in Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2021. 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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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Narendra KumarCardiology Department, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackpool, UK, FY3 8NR.
Noha ElbanhawyCardiology Department, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackpool, UK, FY3 8NR.
Moinuddin ChoudhuryCardiology Department, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackpool, UK, FY3 8NR.
Rahul PotluriDepartment of Cardiology, Bedford Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation trust, Bedford, UK.
Shajil ChalilCardiology Department, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackpool, UK, FY3 8NR.
Khalid AbozguiaDepartment of Cardiology, Bedford Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation trust, Bedford, UK.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimCatheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter carries a risk of thromboembolism and major bleeding. In light of recent prospective trial data on the safety and efficacy of uninterrupted edoxaban in patients undergoing AF/flutter ablation, real-world Data was aimed for validation.

methodsA total of 228 patients who underwent AF/atrial flutter ablation over 14 months at our centre were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received uninterrupted oral anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks prior to ablation and 3 months post-ablation. Both bleeding and thromboembolic events were assessed at 24 hours comparing patients on warfarin, rivaroxaban and edoxaban.

resultsMean age of patients were 68.5 +/- 8 years in the warfarin group ( N =86), 63.4 +/- 10.6 years; in the edoxaban group ( N =63) and 62.3 +/- 11.6 years in the rivaroxaban group ( N =79). CHADSVASc scores were 2.43 +/- 1.34, 1.68 +/- 1.34 and 1.64 +/- 1.38 respectively. The mean left atrial sizes were 42.7 +/- 6.8 mm, 42.0 +/- 6 mm and 41.1 +/- 6.5 mm respectively. The study endpoint was death, acute thromboembolism or major bleeding. There was 1 pericardial effusion (1.2%) in the warfarin group, 1 pericardial effusion and 1 transient ischaemic attack (2.5%) in the rivaroxaban group and 1 pericardial effusion needing drainage (1.6%) in the edoxaban group. There were no significant differences in the study endpoints between groups.

conclusionThis real-world study demonstrated no significant difference in safety and efficacy between uninterrupted edoxaban, warfarin and rivaroxaban in patients undergoing AF/flutter ablation.

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AnticoagulationAtrial fibrillationCatheter AblationComplicationsEdoxaban

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PMID34950367
PMCPMC8691268
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