scholarly journals Left Atrial Appendage Closure Reduces the Incidence of Postoperative Cerebrovascular Accident in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 2591-2597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko S. Kato ◽  
Tai Iwamura ◽  
Daisuke Endo ◽  
Yasutaka Yokoyama ◽  
Atsumi Oishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Cerebrovascular Accident ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for cerebrovascular accident prevention: rationale, indications, technical aspects, clinical results and future perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-250
Author(s):  
Giuseppe D’Ancona ◽  
Ulrike Ketterer ◽  
Stephan Kische ◽  
Monica Murero ◽  
Sebastian Feickert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrovascular Accident ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Boston Scientific ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Closure ◽  
Technical Aspects

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. The most feared complication of AF is thromboembolism. Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is the standard treatment to reduce thromboembolism occurrence in patients with AF. The rate of relevant bleeding, medical interactions and incompliance under OAC remains consistent. In this context, patients with AF at high risk for thromboembolism and with a contraindication to OAC may be considered as candidates for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure. In this review, we discuss the rationale, indications, technical aspects and clinical results of left atrial appendage closure by means of the WATCHMAN® (Boston Scientific, MA, USA) device.

scholarly journals Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Closure During Cardiac Surgery on the Occurrence of Early Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, and Mortality

Circulation ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowlens M. Melduni ◽  
Hartzell V. Schaff ◽  
Hon-Chi Lee ◽  
Bernard J. Gersh ◽  
Peter A. Noseworthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
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