Cerebral thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation ablation: a direct comparison of vitamin K antagonists versus non-vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulants.

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology : an International Journal of Arrhythmias and Pacing
Adrian PetzlMartin Martinek

Abstract

Cerebral thromboembolic events are well-known complications of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and can manifest as stroke or silent cerebral embolic lesions. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of cerebral embolic lesions (including silent cerebral embolism and stroke) after AF ablation in patients on vitamin K antagonists versus patients on non-vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulants, and to identify corresponding clinical and procedural risk factors. A total of 421 patients undergoing PVI were prospectively included into the study. Of these, 43.7% were on VKA and 56.3% on NOAC treatment (dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban). In the NOAC group, 38% of patients had an interruption of anticoagulation for 24-36 h. All patients underwent pre- and postprocedural cerebral magnetic resonance imaging. Periprocedural cerebral lesions occurred in 13.1% overall. Of these, three (0.7%) resulted in symptomatic cerebrovascular accidents and 52 (12.4%) in silent cerebral embolic lesions. Incidence of cerebral lesions was significantly higher in patients on NOAC compared with VKA (16% vs. 9.2%, respectively, p = 0.04), and in patients who had intraprocedural cardioversions compared with no cardivoersions (19.5% vs. 1...Continue Reading

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Sep 21, 2020·Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology : an International Journal of Arrhythmias and Pacing·Marcus WieczorekReinhard Hoeltgen

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