Review paper

Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery without Interruption of Anticoagulation

Volume: 368, Issue: 22, Pages: 2084 - 2093
Published: May 30, 2013
Abstract
Many patients requiring pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) surgery are taking warfarin. For patients at high risk for thromboembolic events, guidelines recommend bridging therapy with heparin; however, case series suggest that it may be safe to perform surgery without interrupting warfarin treatment. There have been few results from clinical trials to support the safety and efficacy of this approach.We randomly assigned...
Paper Details
Title
Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery without Interruption of Anticoagulation
Published Date
May 30, 2013
Volume
368
Issue
22
Pages
2084 - 2093
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