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Epicardial left atrial appendage AtriClip occlusion reduces the incidence of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery
ConclusionThe long-term results from our first-in-man prospective human trial plus our institutional registry of epicardial LAA occlusion with the AtriClip in patients with AF undergoing cardiac surgery demonstrate the safety and durability of the procedure. In addition, our data are suggestive for the potential efficacy of LAA occlusion in reducing the incidence of stroke. If validated in future large randomized trials, routine LAA occlusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (with contraindications to treatment with oral anticoagulants) may represent a reasonable adjunct procedure to reduce the risk of future stroke....
Source: Europace - July 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The increased risk of stroke/transient ischemic attack in women with a cardiac implantable electronic device is not associated with a higher atrial fibrillation burden
ConclusionsAmong patients implanted with a CIED, an AF burden of at least 5  min is a common finding, (44% of patients). Female patients have a risk of stroke and TIAs that is around two-fold that of male patients, but this increased risk cannot be ascribed to a higher burden of AF or to differences in the evolution to permanent AF.Clinical Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01007474
Source: Europace - December 22, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research