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 ...

A left atrial appendage closure is a procedure your doctor may recommend if: you have atrial fibrillation (also known as AF or AFib) or you are not a good candidate for taking blood thinner medication ...

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 ...

In patients with atrial fibrillation without contraindications for anticoagulation, the use of a device for left atrial appendage closure is non-inferior to therapy with non-vitamin K antagonist oral ...

For patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) who had no contraindications to taking oral anticoagulants, the use of a device to close off the left atrial appendage in the heart—a small ...

Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage has been hypothesized to prevent ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, but this has not been proved. The procedure can be performed ...

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) can play an important role in the occurrence and development of atrial fibrillation and stroke. In this study, we explored the relationship between left atrial ...

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing initial catheter ablation, the addition of left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation with the Lariat system (AtriCure) did not improve ...