Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation - Current Concepts

Demosthenes G Katritsis; Bernard J Gersh; A John Camm

doi:10.15420/aer.2015.04.02.100

Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation - Current Concepts

Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2015 Aug;4(2):100-7. doi: 10.15420/aer.2015.04.02.100.

Authors

Demosthenes G Katritsis¹, Bernard J Gersh², A John Camm³

Affiliations

¹ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, US.
² Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
³ St George's University of London, UK.

Abstract

This article presents the current status of the use of anticoagulation for the treatment of AF, particularly with the use of non-vitamin K-dependent anticoagulants. Comparisons between these agents and warfarin are made and methods for assessment of anticoagulant activity and reversal are discussed.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; anticoagulants; guidelines; thromboprophylaxis.