Impact of Frailty on In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

In patients with atrial fibrillation, frailty is associated with an increased risk of bleeding, especially if patients take oral anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis.1 Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an alternative in patients unable to tolerate anticoagulation. However, whether patients who are frail are more vulnerable to procedural complications associated with LAAO remains undefined.2 We therefore examined in-hospital outcomes in patients who undergo LAAO procedures using a nationally representative real-world cohort of patients.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Siddharth Agarwal, Muhammad Bilal Munir, Agam Bansal, Christopher V. DeSimone, Usman Baber, Abhishek Deshmukh, Zain Ul Abideen Asad Source Type: research