AAD, anti-arrhythmic drug, ACT: activated clotting time, ACEI/ARB:
angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker,
APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time, AST/ALT: aspartate
aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase, BMI: body mass index, CHF:
congestive heart failure, Cr: creatinine, CrCl: creatinine clearance,
DM: diabetes mellitus, ECV: electrical cardioversion, EF: ejection
fraction, HT: hypertension, IDR: inappropriate dose reduction, LAA: left
atrial appendage, LAD: left atrial diameter, LVDd/Ds: left ventricular
diastolic/systolic dimension, NOAC, non-vitamin K antagonist oral
anticoagulants. PT-INR: prothrombin time-international normalized ratio,
RFCA: radiofrequency catheter ablation, SCE, silent cerebral event, SEC:
spontaneous echo contrast, TEE: transesophageal echocardiography, TIA:
transient ischemic attack, TTE: transthoracic echocardiography, UFH:
unfractionated heparin.