Long-term anticoagulation discontinuation after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

JAMA

2025-08-31

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Among patients without documented atrial arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, discontinuing oral anticoagulant therapy resulted in a lower risk for the composite outcome of stroke, systemic embolism, and major bleeding vs continuing direct oral anticoagulant therapy.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Boyoung Joung, MD, email cby6908@yuhs.ac.

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