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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 +9 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 +14 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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Left atrial appendage occlusion
Heart, 2014 Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion for stroke and thromboembolism prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) represents a significant advancement in the field of cardiovascular disease. Prevention and avoidance of the devastating consequences of thromboembolic complications from AF continues to be central in the management of these ...
Oluseun, Alli, David, Holmes
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Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Pulmonary vein stenosis or occlusion is a rare but one of the most devastating complications after catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, and surgical repair is an option in severe cases.
Naohiro Wakabayashi +3 more
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2022 Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation is frequently incomplete and remains to be optimized. We present a man who did not tolerate anticoagulant and failed percutaneous occlusion. Intraoperative
Jeans M Santana +3 more
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Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a Patient With High Risk of Bleeding
Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 2020 A 57 year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation, heart failure and episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding underwent AF ablation with pulmonary vein isolation, homogeneization of septal scar, posterior wall ...
Cristiano Pisani +4 more
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Twisted left atrial appendage occlusion device
REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.), 2021 An 80-year-old male with permanent atrial fibrillation (informed consent obtained) underwent a percutaneous procedure to close the left atrial appendage (LAA).
Felipe Hernández Hernández +2 more
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: New perspectives for the method [PDF]
, 2017 Ischemic stroke is a common complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). Currently, oral anticoagulant drugs are the most commonly used method of stroke prevention. Left atrial appendage occlusion is thought to be the main source of thrombi in patients with
Gorczyca-Michta, Iwona; 1st Clinic of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Swietokrzyskie Cardiology Center, Kielce, Poland +1 more
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An Unusual Congenital Heart Disease: Giant Left Atrial Appendage
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2022 A 52-year-old female was admitted to our hospital in April 2021 with dyspnea. She was discharged from the hospital 3 weeks ago due to the diagnosis of pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Julio C. Sauza-Sosa +2 more
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