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Is one month treatment with dabigatran before cardioversion of atrial fibrillation sufficient to prevent thromboembolism?

Johansson, Anna-Karin ; Juhlin, Tord LU ; Engdahl, Johan ; Lind, Stefan ; Hagwall, Kristina ; Rorsman, Cecilia ; Fodor, Emöke ; Alenholt, Anna ; Paul Nordin, Astrid and Rosenqvist, Mårten , et al. (2015) In Europace 17(10). p.1514-1517
Abstract
The use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients undergoing elective direct current (DC) cardioversion of non-acute atrial fibrillation (AF) can potentially shorten the time from initiation of anticoagulation treatment to cardioversion, compared with warfarin. The safety of this strategy needs to be investigated. Data from subgroup analysis from clinical trials with DOAC do not clarify whether 4-week treatment with DOAC is sufficient to prevent thromboembolism (TE) after cardioversion. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of TE in anticoagulant naive patients converted after one month's pre-treatment with dabigatran.
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Europace
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17
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10
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1514 - 1517
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Oxford University Press
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1532-2092
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10.1093/europace/euv123
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English
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  abstract     = {{The use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients undergoing elective direct current (DC) cardioversion of non-acute atrial fibrillation (AF) can potentially shorten the time from initiation of anticoagulation treatment to cardioversion, compared with warfarin. The safety of this strategy needs to be investigated. Data from subgroup analysis from clinical trials with DOAC do not clarify whether 4-week treatment with DOAC is sufficient to prevent thromboembolism (TE) after cardioversion. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of TE in anticoagulant naive patients converted after one month's pre-treatment with dabigatran.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Anna-Karin and Juhlin, Tord and Engdahl, Johan and Lind, Stefan and Hagwall, Kristina and Rorsman, Cecilia and Fodor, Emöke and Alenholt, Anna and Paul Nordin, Astrid and Rosenqvist, Mårten and Frick, Mats}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1514--1517}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Europace}},
  title        = {{Is one month treatment with dabigatran before cardioversion of atrial fibrillation sufficient to prevent thromboembolism?}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv123}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/europace/euv123}},
  volume       = {{17}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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