Michael Ke Wang, Rachel Heo, Pascal B Meyre, Steffen Blum, Louis Park, Lauren Birchenough, Kiven Vuong, William F McIntyre, Jeff S Healey, Philip J Devereaux, Michael McMullen, Marko Mrkobrada, Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri, Kim Styles, David Conen
BACKGROUND: Perioperative atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and death after noncardiac surgery. Anticoagulation therapy is effective for stroke prevention in nonsurgical atrial fibrillation, but its efficacy and safety in perioperative atrial fibrillation are unknown. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL from database inception until January 2022. We included studies comparing anticoagulation versus no anticoagulation use in patients with perioperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery...
April 18, 2023: Swiss Medical Weekly