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Left atrial appendage closure devices for cardiovascular risk reduction in atrial fibrillation patients

Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology, 2015
Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez,* Juan Carlos Rama-Merchan,* Javier Rodriguez-Collado, Javier Martin-Moreiras, Alejandro Diego-Nieto, Antonio Arribas-Jimenez, Pedro Luís SanchezDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of Cardiology and IBSAL, Salamanca,
Cruz-Gonzalez I, Rama-Merchan JC, Rodriguez-Collado J, Martin-Moreiras J, Diego-Nieto A, Arribas-Jimenez A, Sanchez PL   +6 more
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Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion: patient selection and perspectives

Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology, 2016
Wojciech C Wąsek Cardiology Department, Military Institute of Medicine, The Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of Defense, Szaserów, Warsaw, Poland Abstract: The issues of stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Wąsek WC
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Efficacy and Safety of Catheter Ablation Combined with Left Atrial Appendage Closure in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2022
Background: Catheter ablation combined with left atrial appendage closure is effective in treating atrial fibrillation. However, the effectiveness of this combined treatment compared with catheter ablation alone is still controversial.
An Wang, Jingbo Jiang, Zhitao Xie, Guoqiang Zhong   +3 more
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Different Techniques of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Their Efficacy: A Systematic Review

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Background: Atrial fibrillation has been identified as an independent risk factor for thromboembolic events. Since 1948 different surgical techniques have described the feasibility and the rationale of left atrial surgical appendage closure.
Mizar D'Abramo, Silvia Romiti, Sara Saltarocchi, Wael Saade, Flaminia Spunticchia, Noemi Bruno, Mariangela Peruzzi, Fabio Miraldi, Giacomo Frati, Ernesto Greco, Francesco Macrina, Paolo De Orchi, Antonino G. M. Marullo   +12 more
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Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. [PDF]

, 2021
Background Elderly patients have a higher burden of comorbidities that influence clinical outcomes. We aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes in patients =80 years old to younger patients, and to determine the factors associated with increased risk of ...
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Case report: pulmonary artery perforation during transseptal puncture for left atrial appendage closure requires emergency cardiac operation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Patients with atrial fibrillation who take a high bleeding risk and are not candidates for oral anticoagulation therapy are increasingly being referred for left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) as an alternative method of stroke prevention.
Yue Wang, Yue Wang, Beibei Song, Bing Liu, Hui Zhang, Chenglong Bi, Wenhao Liu, Wenhao Liu, Gang Ma, Bo Li   +9 more
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Late Presentation of Pulmonary Artery-Left Atrial Appendage Fistula Formation After Left Atrial Appendage Device Closure

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice with indication for anticoagulation in those patients whose annual risk for thromboembolism is >2%. Left atrial appendage closure is growing as an alternative to anticoagulation.
Wayne H. Miller, MD, Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD, Mina C. Owlia, MD, Greg R. D’Onofrio, MD, David Hsi, MD   +4 more
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Thrombus aspiration in the left atrial appendage: an option or a walk on the tightrope?

REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.), 2021
To the Editor, The presence of a thrombus in the left atrial appendage is a formal contraindication for its percutaneous closure and poses a serious dilemma during the therapeutic management of the patient.
Rafael J. Ruiz-Salmerón, Sergio Rodríguez de Leiras, Rafael García de la Borbolla, César Carrascosa-Rosillo, Manuel Vizcaíno-Arellano, Carlos Robles-Pérez   +5 more
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Contrast-enhanced CMR in patients after percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2011
Background To evaluate the feasibility and value of first-pass contrast-enhanced dynamic and post-contrast 3D CMR in patients after transcatheter occlusion of left atrial appendage (LAA) to identify incorrect placement and persistent leaks.
Steffen E Petersen, Petersen, SE, Mohrs, OK, Nina Wunderlich, Anselm Pottmeyer, Petersen Steffen E, Wunderlich, N, Pottmeyer, A, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Mohrs Oliver K, Pottmeyer Anselm, Kauczor, HU, Wunderlich Nina, Kauczor Hans-Ulrich, Oliver K Mohrs   +14 more
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Endovascular retrieval of left atrial appendage closure device embolized to the aorta

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023
Patients with atrial fibrillation with contraindications to anticoagulation can undergo left atrial appendage closure with a device. Hours after a 73-year-old man had undergone left atrial appendage closure, he lost perfusion to his lower extremities ...
Crista E. Horton, MD, Vincent Athas, MD, David Ring, MD, Mohammed Abdallah, DO   +3 more
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