Erroneous Activated Coagulation Time During Atrial Flutter Ablation

When performing left-sided catheter ablation, anticoagulation is used to prevent formation of thrombi that might embolize. After heparin administration, appropriate anticoagulation is confirmed by measuring Activated Coagulation Time (ACT). We report a case during which ACT results were erroneous, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goldstein, Sheldon, Juarez, Jazmin, Streiff, Agathe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6969646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3842051
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Sumario:When performing left-sided catheter ablation, anticoagulation is used to prevent formation of thrombi that might embolize. After heparin administration, appropriate anticoagulation is confirmed by measuring Activated Coagulation Time (ACT). We report a case during which ACT results were erroneous, and review alternatives to the ACT under such circumstances.

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