Created at 6:56 p.m. Jun, 19, 2026
Author:
kerikatherine
Type of change:
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The terminology is now considered obsolete. The 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS AF guidelines recommend abandoning the terms "valvular" and "nonvalvular" AF entirely, as they were confusing and only relevant to anticoagulant selection rather than AF etiology. Writing Committee Members, Joglar JA, Chung MK, et al. 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024;83(1):109-279. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.017
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- e.g., apixaban, rivaroxaban, edoxaban
- Also may be used for treatment and prophylaxis for DVT and PE
- "Non-valvular" was added to distinguish between valvular atrial fibrillation, which uses warfarin for anticoagulation (May 2026)
- Also may be used for treatment and prophylaxis for DVT and PE
- "Non-valvular" was added to distinguish between valvular atrial fibrillation, which uses warfarin for anticoagulation (May 2026)
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