Does Left Atrial Appendage Closure with a Cardiac Plug System Reduce the Stroke Risk in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients? A Single-Center Case Series

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAOLO DANNA ◽  
RICCARDO PROIETTI ◽  
ANTONIO SAGONE ◽  
ANDREA ARENSI ◽  
MAURIZIO VIECCA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Closure ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

scholarly journals Left atrial appendage occlusion: an alternative to anticoagulation for stroke prevention in kidney disease

Kidney360 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 10.34067/KID.0004082021
Author(s):  
Srikanth Vallurupalli ◽  
Tanya Sharma ◽  
Subhi Al'Aref ◽  
Subodh R. Devabhaktuni ◽  
Gaurav Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Thromboembolic Stroke ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion ◽  
Pros And Cons

Anticoagulation to reduce thromboembolic stroke risk due to nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in ESRD is associated with increased bleeding. Existing debate in ESRD centers around the pros and cons of anticoagulation. We propose percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion as a third alternative to balance thrombosis and bleeding risks in this high risk population.

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