Into the Fray: Cardioversion Without OAC in Watchman Patients A small series provides provocative new data on the safety of performing direct current cardioversion (DCCV) without oral anticoagulation in high-risk patients with a Watchman left atrial
A Coffee a Day to Keep the AFib Away? - Medscape Michelle O’Donoghue and Gregory Marcus review the clinical implications of the DECAF randomized trial of caffeinated coffee or avoiding caffeine after successful cardioversion for atrial
X-VERT: Rivaroxaban a Warfarin Alternative in AF Cardioversion What if the three weeks of oral anticoagulation before AF cardioversion could be safely shortened to less than one week? It may be possible with rivaroxaban instead of a vitamin-K antagonist, a