Journal article
Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether bridging anticoagulation is necessary for patients with atrial fibrillation who need an interruption in warfarin treatment for an elective operation or other elective invasive procedure. We hypothesized that forgoing bridging anticoagulation would be noninferior to bridging with low-molecular-weight heparin for the prevention of perioperative arterial thromboembolism and would be superior to bridging with …
Authors
Douketis JD; Spyropoulos AC; Kaatz S; Becker RC; Caprini JA; Dunn AS; Garcia DA; Jacobson A; Jaffer AK; Kong DF
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 373, No. 9, pp. 823–833
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
August 27, 2015
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1501035
ISSN
0028-4793