Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it received CE mark approval for its Penditure LAA exclusion system.
Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) was well tolerated and may be considered as an alternative to oral anticoagulation (OAC) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation refusing oral ...
On the first day of the 2016 CardioStim sessions, I am happy to report a "positive" study on percutaneous left atrial appendage closure [1]. Notice I did not write Watchman. In Europe, the majority of ...
Left atrial appendage occlusion might be a treatment option for patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation.
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure Reduced Bleeding After Afib Ablation
CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial ...
No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...
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Lack of benefit from left atrial appendage occlusion for some patients after valvular surgery
No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and remains a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. A central focus of current research is the left ...
The current bias of medicine is strong. When we are in doubt, when evidence is sparse, doctors do more, not less. Internists prescribe, cardiologists implant, surgeons cut. We know what we know. So it ...
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