Meta-analysis of major bleeding with uninterrupted warfarin compared to interrupted warfarin and heparin bridging in ablation of atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2015:187:426-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.376. Epub 2015 Mar 27.

Authors

Ramez Nairooz¹, Partha Sardar², Jason Payne³, Wilbert S Aronow⁴, Hakan Paydak³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Cardiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States.
³ Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, New York Medical College-Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, United States.

PMID: 25841141
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.376

No abstract available

Keywords: Ablation; Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Bleeding; Thrombo-embolism.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation*
Heparin / administration & dosage*
Humans
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology*
Severity of Illness Index
Warfarin / administration & dosage*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin
Heparin