Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medtronic announced the launch of its LAA exclusion system in the U.S. after its August 2023 FDA clearance. 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 ...

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute recently became the first center in the world to implant Medtronic’s Penditure™ Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System ...

(UPDATED) Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are undergoing cardiac surgery for another indication should have their left atrial appendage (LAA) occluded while they’re on the table, the LAAOS ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who were already undergoing cardiac surgery for another indication benefited from having the left atrial appendage (LAA) occluded during that surgery, ...