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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology
Condition: Arrhythmia
Procedure: Angiography
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Initial Experience With a Novel Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Increased Stroke Risk, and Contraindications to Anticoagulation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases by fivefold a patient's risk for thromboembolic stroke. The main source of emboli in AF is the left atrial appendage (LAA). Therefore, LAA closure could reduce the risk for thromboembolic events in AF. The investigators report the first United States experience with a novel percutaneous LAA closure device, the Lariat snare device, and its outcomes in 21 patients with AF, CHADS2 scores ≥2, and contraindications to anticoagulation. The LAA was closed with a snare containing suture from within the pericardial space. The intraoperative success of the procedure was confirmed by left atrial a...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ali Massumi, Mihail Gabriel Chelu, Alireza Nazeri, Stephen Allen May, Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, Mohammad Saeed, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research
