A case report of atrial fibrillation in a patient with heparin resistance associated with an antithrombin III deficiency successfully treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation using a direct thrombin inhibitor

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary vein antrum isolation has proven to be a useful strategy for radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) worldwide. Anticoagulation therapies are necessary to avoid thromboembolic events before, during, and after RFCA of AF. During the RFCA procedure for...

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Autores principales: Kang, Honsa, Takemoto, Masao, Tayama, Kei-ichiro, Kosuga, Ken-ichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31020242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/yty166

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31020242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/yty166

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