[Ischemic stroke after cardioversion and atrial flutter ablation in a patient taking dabigatran]

W Amara; P Guedeney; A Iusuf

doi:10.1016/j.ancard.2013.08.006

[Ischemic stroke after cardioversion and atrial flutter ablation in a patient taking dabigatran]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2013 Nov;62(5):358-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2013.08.006. Epub 2013 Sep 2.

[Article in French]

Authors

W Amara¹, P Guedeney, A Iusuf

Affiliation

¹ Service de cardiologie, GHI Le Raincy-Montfermeil, 10, rue du Général-Leclerc, 93370 Montfermeil, France. Electronic address: walamara@yahoo.fr.

PMID: 24054444
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2013.08.006

Abstract

This article reports an acute ischemic stroke after cardioversion and atrial flutter catheter ablation in a patient on treatment by dabigatran 110mg twice daily. Trans-esophageal echocardiography did not show any thrombi. Even if this event cannot be attributed to the treatment, this article indicates that prospective studies are necessary.

Keywords: AVC; Ablation; Cardioversion; Dabigatran; Radiofrequency; Radiofréquence; Stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
Atrial Flutter / complications*
Atrial Flutter / therapy
Benzimidazoles / therapeutic use*
Catheter Ablation
Cerebral Arteries / pathology
Dabigatran
Echocardiography
Electric Countershock
Humans
Male
Stroke / diagnosis
Stroke / etiology*
beta-Alanine / analogs & derivatives*
beta-Alanine / therapeutic use

Substances

Anticoagulants
Benzimidazoles
beta-Alanine
Dabigatran