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The NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation has been evaluated in 2 randomized trials; post-approval clinical data are limited.The purpose of this study was to describe the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) LAAO Registry and present patient, hospital, and physician characteristics and in ...
Paul Varosy, Fred Kusumoto, Zoltan G Turi   +2 more
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Left atrial appendage occlusion [PDF]

Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023
Prevention of stroke represents a goal of primary importance in health systems due to its associated morbidity and mortality. As several patient groups with increased stroke rates have been identified, multiple approaches have been developed and implemented: oral anticoagulation (OAC) for patients with atrial fibrillation, surgical and percutaneous ...
David R, Holmes, Kasper, Korsholm, Josep, Rodés-Cabau, Jacqueline, Saw, Sergio, Berti, Mohamad A, Alkhouli   +5 more
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Novel stroke risk reduction in atrial fibrillation: left atrial appendage occlusion with a focus on the Watchman closure device

Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2017
Arash Alipour, Lisette I S Wintgens, Martin J Swaans, Jippe C Balt, Benno J W M Rensing, Lucas V A Boersma Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains an
Alipour A, Wintgens LIS, Swaans MJ, Balt JC, Rensing BJWM, Boersma LVA   +5 more
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Left atrial appendage occlusion in everyday clinical practice:Closing the gap [PDF]

, 2023
Despite the deeply rooted conviction that oral anticoagulation therapy is the primary strategy to prevent ischemic strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation, non-adherence to oral anticoagulation therapy is common.
Maarse, M.
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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion [PDF]

Cardiology, 2020
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Sambola, Antonia, Radinovic, Andrea, Mazzone, Patrizio   +2 more
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Atrial Thrombosis Caused by a Dislocated Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device After Mitral Valve Replacement

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A patient with a left atrial appendage occlusion device underwent mitral valve replacement. Later, the patient developed a left atrial thrombosis with thromboembolic myocardial infarction caused by a dislocation of the occlusion device.
Moritz B. Immohr, MD, Yukiharu Sugimura, MD, Artur Lichtenberg, MD, Payam Akhyari, MD   +3 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Placement Aborted Because of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Left atrial appendage occlusion device (LAAO) implantation among patients who have had coronary artery bypass grafting can be challenging. We report a case of scheduled LAAO device implantation that was aborted due to the anomalous course of a bypass ...
John Yin, MD, Garret Hillsdon-Smith, MD, Zachary J. Rhinehart, MD, David Kaczorowski, MD, Sandeep Jain, MD, Harikesh Subramanian, MBBS   +5 more
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1% Aspiration, 99% Perspiration

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 71-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation underwent insertion of a left atrial appendage occlusion device. Before release, a large thrombus was noted within the left atrium, attached to the left atrial appendage occluder delivery system.
Pankaj Jain, MBBS, Neil Jacobs, MBBS, David W.M. Muller, MBBS, MD, Brendan Gunalingam, MBBS   +3 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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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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