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The effect of the pericardial patching exclusion technique for left atrial appendage closure on postoperative reopening rate

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the primary source of cardiogenic embolism in atrial fibrillation patients. Traditional LAA closure methods have shown suboptimal clinical outcomes.
Qinpu Wang, Yijing Su, Jiajun Zhong, Jianan Li, Xinlei Ren, Junze Xuan, Weicong Huang, Jue Wang   +7 more
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Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018
Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly which is usually an incidental finding. We present a rare case of congenital absence of the left atrial appendage in a 77-year-old female patient with atrial ...
Phoo Pwint Nandar, Asim Kichloo, Thein Tun Aung, Kevin D. Kravitz   +3 more
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THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUDING DEVICES IMPLANTATION FOR PREVENTION OF STROKE IN THE STATE RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2015
Some aspects of prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation, in particular, the use of implantable left atrial appendage occluding devices are discussed.
K. V. Davtyan, O. N. Tkacheva, A. A. Kalemberg, S. N. Koretsky   +3 more
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Two‐Year Outcomes With a Next‐Generation Left Atrial Appendage Device: Final Results of the PINNACLE FLX Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background The PINNACLE FLX (Protection Against Embolism for Non‐valvular AF [Atrial Fibrillation] Patients: Investigational Device Evaluation of the Watchman FLX LAA [Left Atrial Appendage] Closure Technology) trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of ...
Shephal K. Doshi, Saibal Kar, Ashish Sadhu, Rodney Horton, Jose Osorio, Christopher Ellis, James Stone, Manish Shah, Srinivas R. Dukkipati, Stuart Adler, Devi G. Nair, Jamie Kim, Oussama Wazni, Matthew J. Price, David R. Holmes, Robert Shipley, Thomas Christen, Dominic J. Allocco, Vivek Y. Reddy   +18 more
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Left atrial appendage function evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2011
Recurrences of atrial fibrillation in patients with embolic events lead the study of the left atrial appendage, where 90% of thrombus arelodged.To evaluate the function of the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation.An observational ...
Raymid García Fernández, Juan Valiente Mustelier, Biolkis Sorio Valdés, Raúl Díaz Padrón Camejo, Teddy O. Tamargo Barbeito, Edsel Gutiérrez Chiguanto, Reinel Álvarez Plasencia   +6 more
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Investigating the relationship between the shape of the left atrial appendage and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Introduction: Appendage is the growth of the left atrium, which is different in terms of shape and size. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between the shape of the left atrium appendage and atrial fibrillation incidence.Methods: In a ...
Mehdi Moradi, Nakisa Khansari, Sorour Yari   +2 more
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Device-Assisted Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion: From Basic Sciences to Clinical Applications

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Device-assisted left atrial appendage exclusion plays a crucial role in the prevention of fatal ischemic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindications to anticoagulation treatment. Various devices with different safety profiles
Julia Izabela Karpierz, Michał Piotrowski, Krzysztof Bartuś, Radosław Chmiel, Katarzyna Wijatkowska, Artur Słomka   +5 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Guided Only by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Cardiology Research and Practice, 2019
Aims. To investigate a new method of left atrial appendage occlusion without fluoroscopy. Methods and Results. We performed left atrial appendage occlusion for 14 patients with atrial fibrillation in our hospital. All of the surgeries were completed in a
Jinlong Zhao, Feng Li, Yueli Zhang, Zhongyun Zhuang, Man Wang, Liang Fu, Yinkai Ni, Zhexin Lu, Zonghui Chen, Cheng Zhang   +9 more
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1% Aspiration, 99% Perspiration

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 71-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation underwent insertion of a left atrial appendage occlusion device. Before release, a large thrombus was noted within the left atrium, attached to the left atrial appendage occluder delivery system.
Pankaj Jain, MBBS, Neil Jacobs, MBBS, David W.M. Muller, MBBS, MD, Brendan Gunalingam, MBBS   +3 more
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Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy due to ectopic atrial tachycardia originating from the atrial appendage: A case series and review of literature

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
This case series describes four cases of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy due to incessant ectopic atrial tachycardias from the atrial appendage (three from the right atrial appendage, one from the left).
Abhinav Aggarwal, Anil Yadav, Ankit Jain, Anunay Gupta   +3 more
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