Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and remains a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. A central focus of current research is the left ...
A left atrial appendage closure is a procedure your doctor may recommend if: you have atrial fibrillation (also known as AF or AFib) or you are not a good candidate for taking blood thinner medication ...
Cardiology is on the brink of making a big mistake. Our embrace of percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage as a means of reducing stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) ...
On the first day of the 2016 CardioStim sessions, I am happy to report a "positive" study on percutaneous left atrial appendage closure [1]. Notice I did not write Watchman. In Europe, the majority of ...
A decision model found that the relative clinical benefit of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) and oral anticoagulants (OAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation depends on the patients' baseline ...
BARCELONA, Spain—Another small, proof-of-concept trial is suggesting that surgical closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) during cardiac surgery can protect against postoperative cerebral ischemia ...
Each year in the US, more than 300,000 people have heart surgery. To reduce risk of stroke for their patients, surgeons often will close the left atrial appendage, which is a small sac in the left ...
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Lack of benefit from left atrial appendage occlusion for some patients after valvular surgery
No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...
Chicago, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global left atrial appendage closure devices market was valued at US$ 1.98 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 9.40 billion by 2033, growing at ...
No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...
The TAVR team at James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, England, was starting a procedure when the echocardiographer reported a finding that made them stop. Transesophageal echo (TEE) ...
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