Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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CHALLENGING MANAGEMENT OF ORAL ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY IN A OBESE PATIENT WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND ICD LEAD THROMBUS
Anno:
2023
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic condition at high risk for AF development; nevertheless, obese patients are underrepresented in RCTs of anticoagulant agents. Robust evidence assessing efficacy of DOACs in these patients is lacking and, to date, major Associations do not recommend DOACs in patients > 120 Kg (BMI>40 Kg/m2)….