THE ENDOVASCULAR PREVENTION OF THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

The article dwells upon the various strategies for prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. The main focus is put on the endovascular strategies for prevention of tromboembolism. In recent years, the endovascular strategies for the prevention of thromboembolic events...

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Published inAterotromboz (Online) no. 2; pp. 104 - 114
Main Authors Al-Ayyubi, Rami N., Merkulov, Evgeny V., Tereschenko, Andrey S., Pevzner, Dmitry V., Zhukova, Natalia S., Samko, Anatoly N., Guchaev, Ruslan V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published REMEDIUM GROUP» Ltd 27.12.2018
Subjects
anticoagulant therapy
atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage isolation
new oral anticoagulants
thromboembolism
warfarin
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Summary:The article dwells upon the various strategies for prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. The main focus is put on the endovascular strategies for prevention of tromboembolism. In recent years, the endovascular strategies for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation, who have contraindications to oral anticoagulant therapy, are increasingly gaining popularity and find evidence of its safety for the prevention of thromboembolism. The patients with AF with a high risk of bleeding is the most interesting category for studying. The large studies confirm the effectiveness of non-drug prevention of thromboembolic events as compared to the anticoagulant therapy in these patients.
ISSN:2307-1109
2658-5952
DOI:10.21518/2307-1109-2018-2-104-114