EP News: Clinical

Lakkireddy et  al (Circulation 2021;144:1543, PMID 34459659) evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the Amulet left atrial appendage occluder (A) compared with the Watchman device (W). Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation at an increased risk of stroke were randomly assigned (1:1) to A or W. The prim ary end points included safety (composite of procedure-related complications, death, or major bleeding at 12 months) and effectiveness (composite of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism at 18 months).
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: EP News Source Type: research