Uninterrupted dabigatran is safer than warfarin in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation

• Michael Spartalis, MD, MSc, PhD,
• Eleni Tzatzaki, MD, PhD,
• Nikolaos I. Nikiteas, MD, MSc, PhD,
• Eleftherios Spartalis, MD, MSc, PhD

Affiliations

Michael Spartalis, MD, MSc, PhD

Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece; Correspondence to: Division of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 17674 Athens, Greece. Fax: +30 2109493000.

Eleni Tzatzaki, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Nikolaos I. Nikiteas, MD, MSc, PhD

Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Eleftherios Spartalis, MD, MSc, PhD

Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece