Anesthesiologists Guide to the 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Autor: | Yvonne Lai, Jerome C. Crowley, Alexander S. Kuo, Adam A. Dalia, Amir Elhassan, Mathew Vanneman |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Administration Oral 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Left atrial appendage occlusion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Atrial Fibrillation Humans Medicine Intensive care medicine Stroke business.industry Warfarin Anticoagulants Atrial fibrillation Perioperative medicine.disease United States Anesthesiologists Catheter Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Apixaban Hemodialysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 34:1925-1932 |
ISSN: | 1053-0770 |
DOI: | 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.08.046 |
Popis: | Perioperative physicians should be well versed in atrial fibrillation (AF) management because it is the most common sustained arrythmia in the United States. In this narrative review of the 2019 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists/Heart Rhythm Society Focused Update on Atrial Fibrillation, the authors detail the emergence of new evidence from completed studies that may affect the management of patients with AF presenting for surgery. Updates regarding non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) comprise the bulk of the update with newer evidence emerging regarding their equivalence and/or superiority compared to Coumadin. Apixaban is now the preferred drug of choice for first line stroke prevention in nonvalvular AF over Coumadin. Renal dysfunction and the management of patients with AF on hemodialysis is examined; in patients on hemodialysis with AF, the focused update recommends administration of either warfarin or dose-reduced apixaban. Evidence from new trials addressing the appropriate bridging of NOACs before surgery is discussed. Patients with nonvalvular AF may not exhibit an added benefit from bridging of anticoagulation, and perioperative physicians should balance the risks of stroke and major bleeding before surgery. Advances in nonpharmacologic treatment and management of AF are outlined, including left atrial appendage occlusion devices, catheter ablations, and electrical cardioversion. Anesthesiologists' understanding of these 2019 updated guidelines will allow for more adept optimization of patients with AF presenting for surgery. |
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