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 ...

The 1-year results showing reductions in MR severity, LV end-diastolic volume, and heart failure hospitalizations, as well as better quality of life, were presented online Monday as part of the Heart ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion might be a treatment option for patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation.

No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...

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 trial enrolled patients with cryptogenic stroke and evidence suggestive of atrial cardiopathy, but no evidence of atrial fibrillation, who were randomized to apixaban, 5 mg or 2.5 mg twice daily, ...