Anticoagulation for New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After CABG

Conditions de participation

• Sexe:

  ALL

• Âges admissibles:

  18 and up

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients of age ≥18 years who undergo isolated CABG for coronary artery disease
* POAF that persists for \>60 minutes or is recurrent (more than one episode) within 7 days after the index CABG surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

* Clinical history of either permanent, persistent or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
* Any pre-existing clinical indication for long-term OAC
* Any absolute contraindication to OAC
* Planned use of post-operative dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT)

a. This includes, but is not limited to, patients with recent PCI with drug-eluting or bare-metal stent.
* Cardiogenic shock
* Major perioperative complication\* occurring between CABG and randomization

a. including, but not limited to, stroke, TIA, MI, major bleeding (BARC type 4 bleeding), severe sepsis, renal failure requiring dialysis, or need for reoperation due to bleeding (e.g. pericardial tamponade).
* Concomitant left atrial appendage closure during CABG
* Concomitant valve surgery during CABG or prior valve surgery (including aortic, mitral, tricuspid or pulmonary)
* Concomitant mitral valve annuloplasty during CABG
* Concomitant carotid artery endarterectomy during CABG
* Concomitant aortic root replacement during CABG
* Concomitant surgery for AF during CABG
* Liver cirrhosis or Child-Pugh Class C chronic liver disease
* Pharmacologic therapy with an investigational drug or device within 30-days prior to randomization or plan to enroll patient in an investigational drug or device trial during participation in this trial
* Pregnancy at the time of randomization
* Unable or unwilling to provide inform consent
* Unable or unwilling to comply with the study treatment and follow-up
* Existence of underlying disease that limits life expectancy to less than one year