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An update and current expert opinions on percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) remains the mainstream therapy for ischaemic stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, for patients contraindicated to OAC and those who experienced a stroke while on therapeutic OAC, no reasonable pharmacotherapy is available. Although surgical left atrial appendage (LAA) excision offers a non-pharmacological alternative, effective stroke prevention by this treatment is not demonstrated by randomized clinical studies.
Percutaneous occlusion of the LAA may be an alternative therapy for selected AF patients. Recently reported results confirm the technical feasibility of...
Source: Europace - April 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lewalter, T., Ibrahim, R., Albers, B., Camm, A. J. Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
