ANTICOAGULATION BEFORE AND AFTER CARDIOVERSION OR ABLATION. CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS AND MISTAKES
Agnė Česnauskaitė, Andrius Montrimas, Diana Rinkūnienė, Aras Puodžiukynas Abstract Background: Limited data exists addressing the daily use of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) patients before and after electrical cardioversion (ECV) or catheter ablation procedures. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the appropriateness of anticoagulant therapy. Methods: We evaluated the…