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Dual device closure of a bilobar left atrial appendage with a plug (Watchman 2.5™ 30 mm) and a pacifier (Amulet™ 20 mm) device

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2021
Michel Noutsias, Hannes Melnyk, Muhammad Ali, Ingo Daehnert, Klaus Empen, Daniel Sedding, Angelos G. Rigopoulos   +6 more
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Acute Device-Related Thrombus after Watchman Device Implant

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2019
Atrial fibrillation is characterized by irregularly irregular heart rhythm with an increased morbidity and mortality. It is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism due to formation of blood clot in the left atrium.
Muhammad Ajmal, Vijendra Swarup
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Does Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Affect Left Atrial Performance? [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion may be an alternative therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with contraindication for anti-coagulation therapy. However, the influence of LAA occlusion on left atrial (LA) performance
Marta Madeira (5939372), Luís Paiva (5939378), Marco Costa (5939381), Rogério Teixeira (3410468), Paulo Dinis (5137160), Ana Botelho (488358), Lino Gonçalves (5137163), Liliana Reis (5939375)   +7 more
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Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure After Incomplete AtriClip Closure

Structural Heart, 2022
Daniel S. Ice, MD, Pedram Kazemian, MD, MSc, MPH, Matthew J. Heffernan, DO, Richard C. Kovach, MD   +3 more
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device: a systematic review

Advances in Interventional Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly observed arrhythmia in the world and its prevalence increases with age. The main and most severe complication of AF is ischemic stroke.
Jakub Maksym, Marcin Grabowski, Tomasz Mazurek   +2 more
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Left atrial appendage closure in a patient previously implanted with an interatrial shunt device: a case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Patients with previous interatrial shunt device (IASD) implantation may face greater challenges during future left atrial interventional procedures. Herein, we report the first case of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) in a patient with previous IASD ...
Dawei Lin, Mingfei Li, Zilong Weng, Wenzhi Pan, Daxin Zhou, Junbo Ge   +5 more
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Prognostic impact of increase in left atrial volume following left atrial appendage closure: Insights from the OCEAN-LAAC registry

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Background: Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an effective therapy to prevent thromboembolic events among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Hideaki Nonaka, Masahiko Asami, Yu Horiuchi, Jun Tanaka, Daiki Yoshiura, Kota Komiyama, Hitomi Yuzawa, Kengo Tanabe, Mitsuru Sago, Shuhei Tanaka, Ryuki Chatani, Daisuke Hachinohe, Toru Naganuma, Yohei Ohno, Tomoyuki Tani, Hideharu Okamatsu, Kazuki Mizutani, Yusuke Watanabe, Masaki Izumo, Mike Saji, Shingo Mizuno, Hiroshi Ueno, Shunsuke Kubo, Shinichi Shirai, Masaki Nakashima, Masanori Yamamoto, Kentaro Hayashida   +26 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology Clinics, 2018
Mohammad Sarraf, Douglas L. Packer, David R. Holmes   +2 more
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WATCHMAN versus LACbes® device for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: a single-center, propensity-matched study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Different left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) devices have been introduced into the clinical setting. A new dual-seal mechanism LACbes® occluder with isogenous barbs for LAAC has been designed to facilitate easier delivery and improve safety.
Song Zhang, Sihuai Xiong, Sha Zhang, Keyu Chen, Hua Wang, Ke Li, Xudong Xu, Xianxian Zhao, Ni Zhu, Xinmiao Huang, Yongwen Qin, Zhifu Guo, Yuan Bai   +12 more
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Prolapse of left atrial appendage during transcatheter left atrial appendage closure

European Heart Journal, 2019
Amitabh C Pandey, Marta Alhama-Belotto, Christoffel J van Niekerk, Douglas N Gibson   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources