Amplatzer left atrial appendage closure: access via transseptal puncture versus patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect.
CONCLUSIONS: Use of a PFO/ASD access for LAAC with Amplatzer devices offers similar periprocedural and late clinical outcomes as TSP. Simultaneous PFO/ASD closure for an additional protective benefit does not increase risk.
PMID: 31449043 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: EuroIntervention - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research
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