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ReviewUS cardiology2026

Discontinuing Oral Anticoagulation after Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Time for a Paradigm Shift?

Jonathan Scott Dowell, Nimesh Patel

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Review in US cardiology, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jonathan Scott DowellDivision of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6920-1647
Nimesh PatelDivision of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9003-028X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AF is the most common arrhythmia in adult patients and frequently requires oral anticoagulation (OAC) for stroke prevention. Catheter ablation for AF has become an increasingly popular rhythm control strategy, although there is no clear consensus on the safety of OAC discontinuation after ablation. While current guidelines recommend continuing OAC after AF ablation based on CHA

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Atrial fibrillationbleeding riskcatheter ablationoral anticoagulationstroke risk

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PMID42775132
PMCPMC13595265

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