Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of mechanical neuroprotection in reducing the risk of silent brain infarcts associated with percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: study protocol for a LAAC-SBI trial

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) procedures prevent cardioembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who have contraindications to oral anticoagulant medications. However, these procedures carry c...

Source: Trials - November 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Witold Streb, Anetta Lasek-Bal, Katarzyna Mitr ęga, Jacek Kowalczyk, Tomasz Podolecki, Wiktoria Kowalska, Anna Olma, Agata Sobczyk and Zbigniew Kalarus Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research