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The Importance of Atrial Fibrillation Burden and the Origin of Device‐Tailored Anticoagulation
Author(s) -
ZIMETBAUM PETER,
ELLIS ETHAN R.,
WAKS JONATHAN W.,
PASSMAN ROD S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/pace.12275
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , stroke (engine) , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
The current paradigm for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation is based upon clinical risk factors for stroke without reference to the frequency or duration (i.e., burden) of atrial fibrillation episodes. In the last decade, increasing evidence derived from device‐based surveillance of atrial fibrillation has suggested that in some patients the burden of atrial fibrillation may be associated with thromboembolic risk. The development of rapidly acting oral anticoagulants and devices with remote monitoring capability has allowed the testing of a strategy of tailored or “pill‐in‐the‐pocket” anticoagulation based upon atrial fibrillation burden.