Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

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It is uncertain whether bridging anticoagulation is necessary for patients with atrial fibrillation who need an interruption in warfarin treatment for an elective operation or other elective invasive procedure. We hypothesized that forgoing bridging anticoagulation would be noninferior to bridging with low-molecular-weight heparin for the prevention of perioperative arterial thromboembolism and would be superior to bridging with respect to major bleeding.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): N. Engl. J. Med.

Title: The New England journal of medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1533-4406

ISSN (Print): 0028-4793

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 27 2015

Volume: 373

Issue: 9

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[1 ] From St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (J.D.D.) and the Department of Medicine (J.D.D.) and Hamilton Health Science Center (S.S., A.G.G.T.), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, Manhasset (A.C.S.), and Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York (A.S.D.) - both in New York; Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI (S.K.); University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati (R.C.B.); NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston (J.A.C.), and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago (A.K.J.) - both in Illinois; University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (D.A.G.); Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA (A.J.); and Duke Clinical Research Institute (D.F.K., V.H.) and Department of Medicine (T.L.O.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

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Mid ID: NIHMS719563

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501035

PubMed ID: 26095867

SO-VID: 0c82e6a2-d386-4b16-9341-3c94c8a81c9c

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