Comparison in Patients < 75 Years of Age - vs – Those > 75 Years on One-Year-Events with Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Appendage Occluder (From the Prospective Multicenter German LAARGE Registry)

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation for the prevention of embolic stroke and systemic embolism. Although elderly patients (>75 years) have both higher ischemic and bleeding risk as compared to younger patients, they benefit from optimal anticoagulation. The sub-analysis aimed to assess the indications, the safety, efficacy, and 1-year outcomes of interventional LAAC in elderly patients ( ≥ 75 years) compared to younger (

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - September 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aref El Nasasra, Johannes Brachmann, Thorsten Lewalter, Ibrahim Akin, Horst Sievert, Christoph A. Nienaber, Christian Wei ß, Sven T. Pleger, Hüseyin Ince, Jens Maier, Stephan Achenbach, Holger H. Sigusch, Matthias Hochadel, Steffen Schneider, Jochen Sen Source Type: research