Trial Design
DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-24-00100
Temporary omission of oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: rationale and design of the WOEST-3 randomised trial
Ashley Verburg1,2, MD; Wilbert L. Bor1, MD; I. Tarik Küçük3, MD; José P.S. Henriques3, MD, PhD; Maarten A. Vink4, MD, PhD; Willem-Peter T. Ruifrok5, MD, PhD; Jacobus Plomp6, MD; Ton A.C.M. Heestermans7, MD, PhD; Carl E. Schotborgh8, MD; Pieter J. Vlaar9, MD, PhD; Michael Magro10, MD, PhD; Sem A.O.F. Rikken1,2, MD; Wout W.A. van den Broek1, MD; Carlos A.G. van Mieghem11, MD, PhD; Kristoff Cornelis12, MD; Liesbeth Rosseel13, MD; Karl S. Dujardin14, MD; Bert Vandeloo15, MD; Tom Vandendriessche16, MD; Bert Ferdinande17, MD; Arnoud W.J. van ’t Hof18,19, MD, PhD; Jan G.P. Tijssen20, PhD; Ugo Limbruno21, MD, PhD; Raffaele De Caterina22,23, MD, PhD; Andrea Rubboli24, MD; Dominick J. Angiolillo25, MD, PhD; Tom Adriaenssens26, MD, PhD; Willem Dewilde27, MD, PhD; Jurrien M. ten Berg1,18, MD, PhD
1. Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; 2. Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands; 3. Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 4. Department of Cardiology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 5. Department of Cardiology, Treant Zorggroep, Emmen, the Netherlands; 6. Department of Cardiology, Tergooi MC, Blaricum, the Netherlands; 7. Department of Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, the Netherlands; 8. Department of Cardiology, Haga Hospital, Den Haag, the Netherlands; 9. Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; 10. Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands; 11. Department of Cardiology, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium; 12. Department of Cardiology, AZ Maria Middelares, Gent, Belgium; 13. Department of Cardiology, Algemeen Stedelijk Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; 14. Department of Cardiology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium; 15. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium; 16. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium; 17. Department of Cardiology, Hospital Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; 18. Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands; 19. Department of Cardiology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, the Netherlands; 20. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 21. Cardioneurovascular Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud Est, Grosseto, Italy; 22. Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy and University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; 23. Fondazione Villaserena per la Ricerca, Città Sant’Angelo, Italy; 24. Department of Cardiology, Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy; 25. Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 26. Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 27. Department of Cardiology, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium