2016 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

• Published in: Canadian journal of cardiology Vol. 32; no. 10; pp. 1170 - 1185
• Main Authors: Macle, Laurent, MD, Cairns, John, MD, Leblanc, Kori, PharmD, Tsang, Teresa, MD, Skanes, Allan, MD, Cox, Jafna L., MD, Healey, Jeff S., MD, Bell, Alan, MD, Pilote, Louise, MD, Andrade, Jason G., MD, Mitchell, L. Brent, MD, Atzema, Clare, MD, Gladstone, David, MD, Sharma, Mike, MD, Verma, Subodh, MD, Connolly, Stuart, MD, Dorian, Paul, MD, Parkash, Ratika, MD, Talajic, Mario, MD, Nattel, Stanley, MD, Verma, Atul, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy; Algorithms; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Atrial Appendage - surgery; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiotonic Agents - administration & dosage; Cardiotonic Agents - adverse effects; Cardiovascular; Catheter Ablation; Coronary Artery Disease - complications; Digoxin - administration & dosage; Digoxin - adverse effects; Drug Therapy, Combination; Factor Xa Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use; Hemorrhage - chemically induced; Hemorrhage - prevention & control; Humans; Magnesium - therapeutic use; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Stroke - prevention & control

Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Guidelines Committee provides periodic reviews of new data to produce focused updates that address clinically important advances in AF management. This 2016 Focused Update deals with: (1) the management of antithrombotic the...