Oral anticoagulation therapy after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism and serious bleeding: long-term follow-up in nationwide cohort of Denmark.

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To investigate the long-term risk of thromboembolism and serious bleeding associated with oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy beyond 3 months after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur. Heart J.

Title: European heart journal

ISSN (Electronic): 1522-9645

ISSN (Print): 0195-668X

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 1 2015

Volume: 36

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Niels Andersens Vej 65, Hellerup 2900, Denmark dkarasoy@gmail.com.

[2 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Niels Andersens Vej 65, Hellerup 2900, Denmark National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[3 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Niels Andersens Vej 65, Hellerup 2900, Denmark.

[4 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[5 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Niels Andersens Vej 65, Hellerup 2900, Denmark Institutes of Health, Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

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Publisher Item ID: ehu421

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu421

PubMed ID: 25368205

SO-VID: 89750861-6395-4e4e-9964-8f7e0cf63553

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation,Bleeding,Oral anticoagulation,Radiofrequency ablation,Risk,Thrombosis

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Bleeding, Oral anticoagulation, Radiofrequency ablation, Risk, Thrombosis

Oral anticoagulation therapy after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism and serious bleeding: long-term follow-up in nationwide cohort of Denmark.

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