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Efficacy and Safety of Non–Vitamin-K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Across the Spectrum of Body Mass Index and Body Weight: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Four Randomized Clinical Trials of 58?464 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Circulation

The primary efficacy and safety outcomes were stroke or systemic embolic events (stroke/SEE) and major bleeding, respectively; secondary outcomes were ischemic stroke/SEE, intracranial hemorrhage, death, and the net clinical outcome (stroke/SEE, major bleeding, or death). Each outcome was examined across BMI and BW.

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PO-06-187 PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE DURING CRYOABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION

HeartRhythm

Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation is a widely used technique for pulmonary vein isolation. Known complications associated with cryoablation include tamponade, phrenic nerve injury, stroke, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary vein stenosis, and atrioesophageal fistulas.

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Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Our Current Failures and Required Research

Stroke Journal

Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is a common rhythm disorder of middle-aged to older adults that can cause ischemic strokes and systemic embolism. Lifelong use of oral anticoagulants reduces the risk of these ischemic events but increases the risk of major and clinically relevant hemorrhages.

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Use of Direct?Acting Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Significant Tricuspid Regurgitation

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThere are limited data on the efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR), which can lead to hepatic dysfunction and intestinal malabsorption. 1.36];P=0.79) and major bleeding (aHR, 0.78 [95% CI, 0.57–1.06];P=0.11). 1.06];P=0.11).

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Efficacy and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Older Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Network Meta?Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundAlthough older patients with atrial fibrillation are at heightened risk of thromboembolic and bleeding events, their optimal treatment choice remains uncertain.Methods and ResultsThis meta‐analysis was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses guidelines. prospero/.

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Impact of Anemia on Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients on Oral Anticoagulants: A Prognostic Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

ABSTRACT Background Anemia is frequently observed as a comorbidity in atrial fibrillation (AF), especially in elderly patients and in those on anticoagulation. with 95% CI [1.59, 2.13], p <0.01), a 32% increase in the risk of intracranial hemorrhage (HR: 1.32 This has been associated with poor clinical outcomes.

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Abstract 4141940: Outcomes in Middle Eastern Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Prior Ischemic Stroke/Systemic Embolism: Findings from the JoFib Study

Circulation

Patients with a history of prior hemorrhagic stroke were excluded from this analysis. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4141940-A4141940, November 12, 2024.