Safety and efficacy outcomes of protamine administration for heparin reversal following cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation

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GÜRSES K. M., KOÇYİĞİT D., YALÇIN M. U., EVRANOS B., YORGUN H., ŞAHİNER M. L., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, vol.43, no.2, pp.161-167, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 43 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s10840-015-9989-0
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.161-167
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Anticoagulation with heparin is required during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) to reduce systemic thromboembolism. In this study, we aim to compare safety and efficacy outcomes between patients who receive protamine administration for reversal of heparin and those who do not, following cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for AF.