anticoagulate new onset afib patients within 48 hours

Either iv heparin or doac is started for new onset afib patients prior to cardioversion.

these patients include those who is planning for chemical or electrical cardioversion and those with high risk of emboli or elevated CHADS2VASC. 1

Footnotes

  1. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/prevention-of-embolization-prior-to-and-after-restoration-of-sinus-rhythm-in-atrial-fibrillation ↩