Perioperative anticoagulant management in patients with atrial fibrillation : practical implications of recent clinical trials.

Defining the safest perioperative anticoagulation management approach for patients who are receiving chronic anticoagulant therapy stroke prevention has been a challenging and longstanding dilemma, especially for patients with atrial fibrillation who constitute the most common patient group receiving long term anticoagulation. Using a case-based format, we summarize the findings of recent clinical trialswhich have helped to informed best …