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Mitral regurgitation is one of the most common valvular heart diseases, with the gold standard of its treatment being an open surgical intervention. However, it is not always performed in patients with a high surgical risk.
Sergey P. Semitko +13 more
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: No study has so far compared Amulet with the new Watchman FLX in terms of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) patency or clinical outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous LAA closure.
R. Galea +17 more
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Device-Related Thrombus After Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Left atrial appendage closure is an established therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation.
A. Sedaghat +46 more
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Left Atrial Thrombus in the Setting of Mitral Stenosis
A 56-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with exertional shortness of breath. Echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography showed mitral stenosis and a left atrial thrombus.
Ola Abdelkarim, Yehia Saleh, Faisal Nabi
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Background Limited data are available describing left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and age-related outcomes in Asians. Objectives This study summarizes the initial experience with LAAC in Japan and determines age-related clinical outcomes in patients ...
M. Asami +15 more
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Catheter-based left atrial appendage closure [PDF]
Atrieflimmer er en vanlig tilstand i befolkningen og gir økt risiko for hjerneslag. Antikoagulasjonsbehandling er effektivt for å forebygge tromboembolisme ved atrieflimmer, men av ulike grunner blir mange atrieflimmerpasienter med indikasjon for antikoagulasjonsbehandling ikke behandlet.
Ketil, Lunde +5 more
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Graphical Abstract Graphical Abstract Rationale for left atrial appendage closure. Because of changing demographics, the number of atrial fibrillation patients is expected to double in industrialized countries within the next two decades.
U. Landmesser +5 more
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Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has emerged as an alternative to oral anticoagulation (OAC) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). OAC treatment has been proven feasible in mild‐to‐moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD).
T. Fink +19 more
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Surgical Methods and Devices for Atrial Fibrillation
As technology advances, surgical approaches for atrial fibrillation have diversified. Surgical treatments include Cox-Maze surgery, left atrial appendage occlusion, or closure using a clip. Cox-Maze surgery removes excessive cardiac electrical conduction
Yalu Yu, Qin Jiang
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BackgroundLeft atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is considered a valid alternative for the prevention of thromboembolic stroke in patients with persistent left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) despite adequate anticoagulation.
Lu-Shen Jin +9 more
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