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Jun 07 2024 This Week in Cardiology

This Week in Cardiology

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Challenges in AFib Prevention After Cardiac Surgery and Use of Embolic Protection Devices After TAVI

The chapter delves into the difficulties in preventing AFib following cardiac surgery and the complex decision-making process surrounding the use of oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention post-surgery. It reviews a meta-analysis on the effects of oral anticoagulation for AFib after CABG, and discusses the outcomes of a study on embolic protection devices post-TAVI and the attempt to mimic randomization through instrumental variable analysis.

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