The incidence of left atrial appendage thrombi on transesophageal echocardiography after pretreatment with apixaban for cardioversion in the real-world practice.

The incidence of left atrial appendage thrombi on transesophageal echocardiography after pretreatment with apixaban for cardioversion in the real-world practice.

The risk of thromboembolisms during the post-cardioversion period is high. For patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), anticoagulation with warfarin (INR 2.0~3.0) is recommended for at least three weeks prior and four weeks after cardioversion. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of apixaba...

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Main Authors: Jongmin Hwang, Hyoung-Seob Park, Seung-Woon Jun, Sang-Woong Choi, Cheol Hyun Lee, In-Cheol Kim, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur, Sang Hoon Lee, Seongwook Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208734

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