References
- Stewart S, Hart CL, Hole DJ, McMurray JJ. Population prevalence, incidence, and predictors of atrial fibrillation in the Renfrew/Paisley study. Heart 2001;86:516-21. https://doi.org/10.1136/heart.86.5.516
- January CT, Wann LS, Alpert JS, et al. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014;64:e1-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.022
- Ganesan AN, Shipp NJ, Brooks AG, et al. Long-term outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Heart Assoc 2013;2:e004549. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.112.004549
- Prasad SM, Maniar HS, Camillo CJ, et al. The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003;126:1822-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5223(03)01287-x
- Hindricks G, Potpara T, Dagres N, et al. 2020 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): the Task Force for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC. Eur Heart J 2021;42:373-498. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa612
- European Heart Rhythm Association; European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Camm AJ, et al. Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J 2010;31:2369-429. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq278
- Schulman S, Angeras U, Bergqvist D, et al. Definition of major bleeding in clinical investigations of antihemostatic medicinal products in surgical patients. J Thromb Haemost 2010;8:202-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03678.x
- Giugliano RP, Ruff CT, Braunwald E, et al. Edoxaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2093-104. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1310907
- Granger CB, Alexander JH, McMurray JJ, et al. Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2011;365:981-92. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1107039
- Patel MR, Mahaffey KW, Garg J, et al. Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2011;365:883-91. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1009638
- Connolly SJ, Ezekowitz MD, Yusuf S, et al. Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2009;361:1139-51. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0905561
- Page P; CCS Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Committee. Canadian Cardiovascular Society atrial fibrillation guidelines 2010: surgical therapy. Can J Cardiol 2011;27:67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2010.11.008
- Lee Y, Jeong DS, Ahn J, et al. New oral anticoagulant versus vitamin K antagonists for thoracoscopic ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trial. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Dec 5 [Epub]. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.12.003
- Cardoso R, Knijnik L, Bhonsale A, et al. An updated meta-analysis of novel oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists for uninterrupted anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation. Heart Rhythm 2018;15:107-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.09.011
- Noseworthy PA, Yao X, Deshmukh AJ, et al. Patterns of anticoagulation use and cardioembolic risk after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc 2015;4:e002597. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002597
- Sugrue A, Siontis KC, Piccini JP, Noseworthy PA. Periprocedural anticoagulation management for atrial fibrillation ablation: current knowledge and future directions. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2018;20:3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-018-0600-8
- Freeman JV, Shrader P, Pieper KS, et al. Outcomes and anticoagulation use after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2019;12:e007612. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007612
- Proietti R, AlTurki A, Di Biase L, et al. Anticoagulation after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: an unnecessary evil?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2019;30:468-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13822
- Kim H, Lee YS, Kim TH, et al. A prospective survey of the persistence of warfarin or NOAC in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a comparison study of drugs for symptom control and complication prevention of atrial fibrillation (CODE-AF). Korean J Intern Med 2020;35:99-108. https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2017.415
- Steffel J, Ruff CT, Hamershock RA, et al. First experience with edoxaban and atrial fibrillation ablation: insights from the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial. Int J Cardiol 2017;244:192-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.05.098
- Maura G, Blotiere PO, Bouillon K, et al. Comparison of the short-term risk of bleeding and arterial thromboembolic events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients newly treated with dabigatran or rivaroxaban versus vitamin K antagonists: a French nationwide propensity-matched cohort study. Circulation 2015;132:1252-60. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015710
- Aryal MR, Ukaigwe A, Pandit A, et al. Meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared with warfarin or dabigatran in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol 2014;114:577-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.05.038
- Rillig A, Lin T, Plesman J, et al. Apixaban, rivaroxaban, and dabigatran in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2016;27:147-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.12856