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February 1, 2015

Left atrial appendage closure for thromboembolism prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: advances and perspectives.

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Why the study?

Does transcatheter left atrial appendage closure prevent thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation?

Population

Patients with atrial fibrillation (specifically non-valvular AF)

Design

Review

Authors

BKBin KongYLYü LiuHHHe Huang

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Overview

LAAC remains an evolving option for nonvalvular AF stroke prevention; leaves open questions on optimal device selection and long-term outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does transcatheter left atrial appendage closure prevent thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation?

P
Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation (specifically non-valvular AF)
I
Intervention
Transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure
O
Outcome
Thromboembolism and stroke prevention

This review summarizes recent advances and challenges regarding transcatheter left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Cite This Study

Kong et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86a079a94eefd7bf513347https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.01.20
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