Running after Activated Clotting Time Values in Patients Receiving Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Potentially Dangerous Race. Results from a Prospective Study in Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Procedures
Background: Activated Clotting Time (ACT) guided heparinization is the gold standard for titrating unfractionated heparin (UFH) administration during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures. The current ACT target (300 s) is based on studies in patients receiving a vitamin K antagonist (VKA). S...
Main Authors: | Karim Benali, Julien Verain, Nefissa Hammache, Charles Guenancia, Darren Hooks, Isabelle Magnin-Poull, Marie Toussaint-Hacquard, Christian de Chillou, Jean-Marc Sellal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/18/4240 |
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