Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Versus Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation : A Decision Analysis

CONCLUSION: Although LAAO could be an alternative to anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with AF and high bleeding risk, the overall benefit from LAAO depends on the combination of stroke and bleeding risks in individual patients. These results suggest the need for a sufficiently low stroke risk for LAAO to be beneficial. The authors believe that these results could improve shared decision making when selecting patients for LAAO.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: None.PMID:35969865 | DOI:10.7326/M21-4653

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - August 15, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Derek S Chew Ke Zhou Sean D Pokorney David B Matchar Sreekanth Vemulapalli Larry A Allen Kevin P Jackson Zainab Samad Manesh R Patel James V Freeman Jonathan P Piccini Source Type: research