Pocket hematoma after pacemaker or defibrillator surgery: Direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists

Recent highlights on specific aspects of oral anticoagulation in difficult clinical scenarios from the International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature

“…Insight into the comparative efficacy of OAC strategies in patients with AF undergoing a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedure is provided by de Heide et al [8] . Although CIED is generally considered to pose a low bleeding risk, a common complication in up to 16% of patients is a so-called device-pocket hematoma.…”