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The long‐term efficacy and safety of combining ablation and left atrial appendage closure: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesCardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2021
Combined ablation and left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an alternative for atrial fibrillation patients with a high risk of stroke. However, the long‐term outcomes of this combined procedure remain elusive.
Feng Li   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Perceptions About Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Views About Urate‐Lowering Therapy in People With Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is a precursor of gout and is also associated with cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study was to understand perceptions about asymptomatic hyperuricemia and views about urate‐lowering therapy in people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia. Methods Participants in a multinational study of
Nicola Dalbeth   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Left atrial appendage occlusion.

open access: yesInternational journal of preventive medicine, 2013
Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is a treatment strategy to prevent blood clot formation in atrial appendage. Although, LAA occlusion usually was done by catheter-based techniques, especially percutaneous trans-luminal mitral commissurotomy (PTMC), it can be done during closed and open mitral valve commissurotomy (CMVC, OMVC) and mitral valve ...
Ahmad Mirdamadi   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure [PDF]

open access: yesVnitřní lékařství, 2020
Stroke is one of the most severe complications of atrial fibrillation. Oral anticoagulation is the first choice therapy in prevention of cardiac embolic events. Particularly in patients with the history of serious bleeding, oral anticoagulation may be contraindicated.
Marek, Hozman, Pavel, Osmančík
openaire   +2 more sources

Improved outcomes in CABG patients with atrial fibrillation associated with surgical left atrial appendage exclusion

open access: yesJournal of cardiac surgery, 2021
We sought to determine the impact of left atrial appendage clip exclusion (LAACE) on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) outcomes among patients with pre‐existing atrial fibrillation (AF).
E. Soltesz   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Body Biofluids for Minimally‐Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in diagnostics have accelerated the development of miniaturized wearable technologies for the continuous monitoring of diseases. This paradigm is shifting healthcare away from invasive, centralized blood tests toward decentralized monitoring, using alternative body biofluids.
Lanka Tata Rao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Displacement of occluder after left atrial appendage closure: A case report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Atrial fibrillation is closely associated with thrombotic events. In non‐valvular atrial fibrillation, 90% of thrombi are formed by the left atrial appendage.
Yan Lin, Xiaobo Mao
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage

open access: yesCase 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUDING DEVICES IMPLANTATION FOR PREVENTION OF STROKE IN THE STATE RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

open access: yesРациональная 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   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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