Safety of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation without pre‐ or peri‐procedural imaging for the detection of left atrial thrombus in the era of uninterrupted anticoagulation

摘要

The need for pre‐ or peri‐procedural imaging to rule out the presence of left atrial thrombus in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is unclear in the era of uninterrupted direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) regimen. We sought to examine the safety of catheter ablation in appropriately selected patients with paroxysmal AF without performing screening for left atrial thrombus.