Silent Cerebral Ischemic Lesions After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients on 5 Types of Periprocedural Oral Anticoagulation – Predictors of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging-Positive Lesions and Follow-up Magnetic Resonance Imaging –

Abstract

LSP-AF and dabigatran use were independent risk factors for post-ablation SCIL in patients with uninterrupted warfarin and interrupted non-vitamin K antagonist OAC, but the majority of SCIL disappeared.