Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal
Alastair J Rankin and Stephen H Rankin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-419
Clin Med October 2017 Alastair J Rankin
AInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
Roles: clinical research fellow
Stephen H Rankin
BMaroondah Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Roles: medical trainee, emergency medicine
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vol. 17 no. 5 419-423
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- Published online October 3, 2017.
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- Alastair J Rankin, clinical research fellowA⇑ and
- Stephen H Rankin, medical trainee, emergency medicineB
- AInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
- BMaroondah Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Address for correspondence: Dr Alastair Rankin, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK. Email: alastair.rankin{at}nhs.net
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Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal
Alastair J Rankin, Stephen H Rankin
Clinical Medicine Oct 2017, 17 (5) 419-423; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-419
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- Introduction
- Search strategy and selection criteria
- Is duration of AF predictive of stroke risk?
- Risk of thromboembolism following cardioversion – where does the 48-hour rule come from?
- Strategies to reduce the risk of thromboembolism associated with cardioversion
- A novel strategy for risk stratification: using CHA2DS2-VASc
- The role of anticoagulation peri-cardioversion
- Is acute rhythm control worth the risk?
- Is there a difference in thromboembolic risk between electrical and pharmacological cardioversion?
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