A total of 803 patients were assigned to undergo left atrial appendage closure, and 797 to receive anticoagulant therapy. The mean (±SD) age of the patients was 69.6±7.7 years, 34.1% of the ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) makes your heart beat out of rhythm, which puts you at higher risk for a stroke from blood clots. Left atrial appendage (LAA) percutaneous closure surgery lowers your ...

Helena Dominguez from the Department of Cardiology at the University of Copenhagen discusses the LAACS studies ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion is a generally safe and effective procedure to lower the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. It closes or blocks off the left atrial appendage of the ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF ... in patients with AF are thought to arise from thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage (LAA); therefore, occlusion of the orifice of the LAA provides a ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common type of heart rhythm disorder where the heart doesn't beat efficiently. This makes the heart ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial ...

The left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) market is experiencing significant growth, driven by an increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib), advancements in minimally invasive surgical ...

Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint facility and Duke Health affiliate in heart care, has completed 400 procedures ...

OPTION is a head-to-head trial of left atrial appendage closure with Watchman FLX vs. anticoagulation after ablation for atrial fibrillation. Strategies provided equivalent thromboembolic ...

That sac is called a left atrial appendage. The cavity is not a problem for most people, except those with atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart to beat ...

I've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I've read that it puts me at greater risk of stroke. Can you tell me more about ...