Journal article
Antithrombotic Therapy after Successful Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation eliminates the need for long-term oral anticoagulant therapy is unknown.
METHODS: We conducted an international, open-label, randomized, blinded-outcome-assessment trial involving 1284 patients who had undergone successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation at least 1 year earlier and had a CHA2DS2-VASc score (scores range from 0 to 9, with higher scores indicating …
Authors
Verma A; Birnie DH; Jiang C; Heidbüchel H; Hindricks G; Kirchhof P; Healey JS; Wang Y; Dagres N; Deyell MW
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 394, No. 4, pp. 323–332
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
January 22, 2026
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa2509688
ISSN
0028-4793