Abstract:Activated clotting time (ACT) kinetics under uninterrupted oral anticoagulants (OACs) has not been fully evaluated. The present study is sought to validate ACT kinetics including stability under uninterrupted use of OACs during an ablation procedure in daily clinical practice. We prospectively enrolled consecutive 554 patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent catheter ablation procedure under uninterrupted OACs. We evaluated ACT kinetics at an interval of 15 minutes during the procedure and periprocedura… Show more
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