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Left Atrial Appendage and Closure [PDF]
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2016 Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation have a 4- to 5-fold increase in strokes and that rhythm may be responsible for 15% to 20% of all strokes, particularly in the elderly. In this setting, thrombus in the left atrial appendage has been found to be the source of stroke in 90% of cases.
David R, Holmes, Vivek Y, Reddy
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018 Transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an alternative strategy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with contraindications for long-term anticoagulant treatment [(1)][1].
Fauchier, Laurent +9 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure –The WATCHMAN Device [PDF]
Current Cardiology Reviews, 2015 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias seen in clinical cardiology practice. Patients with non-valvular AF have an approximately 5-fold increase in the risk of stroke, with an exponential increase with advancing age. Cardioembolic strokes carry a high mortality risk.
Akinapelli, Abhilash +7 more
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Device-Based Left Atrial Appendage Closure [PDF]
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2011 A 56-year-old man with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation refractory to both conventional antiarrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation was referred for transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. The presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with enlarged left atrial diameter (50 mm), heart failure, recurrent episodes of refractory ...
Pappone C +4 more
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Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!By implanting a closure device into the left atrial appendage, this procedure offers an alternative to oral anticoagulants, which is crucial for patients with contraindications to standard therapy.
Benjamin Hibbert, Abdullah Al-Abcha
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Percutaneous management of left atrial appendage perforation during device closure. [PDF]
, 2014 A 76-year-old male patient was admitted for percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure because of chronic atrial fibrillation and a history of gastrointestinal bleeding under oral anticoagulation. The procedure was complicated by perforation of the
Bernhard Meier +5 more
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, 2022 Objective: The thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage (LAA) can be challenging for operators and increases peri-procedural complication risk.
Kaya, Baris +7 more
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Amplatzer left atrial appendage closure: Single versus combined procedures [PDF]
, 2021 OBJECTIVES This study compares procedural and late clinical outcomes of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with Amplatzer devices as a single versus a combined procedure with other structural or coronary interventions.
Buffle, Eric +19 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 IntroductionAtrial Septal Defect/Patent Foramen Ovale (ASD/PFO) occlusion is performed to prevent paradoxical embolism and reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke.
Yi Song +4 more
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Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage
Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2003 Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at high risk of stroke. More than 15% of all strokes are due to atrial fibrillation. So far anticoagulation is the treatment of choice with a risk reduction of almost 70%. On the other hand, anticoagulation has many side effects such as intracranial or gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Stefan, Ostermayer +6 more
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