TCTMD

LAAO Doesn’t Match Medical Therapy for High-risk AF Patients: CLOSURE-AF

NEW ORLEANS, LA—For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are at high risk of both stroke and bleeding, left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) isn’t noninferior to standard medical care including ...
Healio

Left atrial appendage closure may not confer benefit vs. drug therapy in high-risk AF

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with atrial fibrillation and high risk for stroke and bleeding, left atrial appendage occlusion was ...
MedPage Today

Drug Therapy Holds Its Own Against LAAO in High-Risk Patients With Afib

NEW ORLEANS – Standard medical care seemed to be a better bet than a catheter-based procedure in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib), according to the CLOSURE-AF study. The trial had a ...
Medscape

First Major Guidelines Issued for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices

Created to address the “uncertainty and practice variation” that surrounds transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the ...
TCTMD

LAAO May Be an Option for Anticoagulated AF Patients With Breakthrough Stroke

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and a history of breakthrough stroke—an ischemic stroke that occurs despite use of oral anticoagulation—have a heightened risk for subsequent cerebrovascular ...