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01-02-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Worldwide Variability of Antithrombotic Therapy During Cardiac Catheter Ablation in Children: A Survey from 50 Centers Around the World

Authors: R. Berrueco, G. Sarquella-Brugada

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 2/2019

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Although electrophysiological studies and cardiac catheter ablation are rare procedures in children, their use has increased during the last decades [1]. These procedures have a thrombotic risk [2]. Guidelines for the prevention of thrombotic events following radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation are available [1, 3]. However, there is an absence of high-quality evidence in this setting. …

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Title: Worldwide Variability of Antithrombotic Therapy During Cardiac Catheter Ablation in Children: A Survey from 50 Centers Around the World
Authors: R. Berrueco
G. Sarquella-Brugada
Publication date: 01-02-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-019-02053-y

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