Concerns about the lack of balanced information provided about left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures on the web pages of top US hospitals have been raised by a new study. The researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OPTION is a head-to-head trial of left atrial appendage closure with Watchman FLX vs. anticoagulation after ...

The safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage closure, as compared with oral anticoagulation, in patients at elevated stroke risk undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation have been unclear. New ...

A left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device provides long-term thromboembolic protection that is equivalent to direct oral anticoagulants after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), along with a ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- It may be reasonable for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib) to undergo percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure even if long-term anticoagulation is an alternative, ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, the use of oral anticoagulant therapy to prevent stroke is limited by the risk of bleeding. Left atrial appendage closure is considered for patients who are ...

As one of the most common arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation (AF) is prone to cause ventricular rhythm irregularity, impaired heart function and atrial mural thrombosis. The combined operation of ...