Long-term clinical outcomes of Amplatzer cardiac plug versus Amulet occluders for left atrial appendage closure.
Caroline KleineckeMohammad Cheikh-IbrahimSteffen SchnuppMate FankhauserFabian NietlispachJai-Wun ParkJohannes BrachmannStephan WindeckerBernhard MeierSteffen GloeklerPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
In the long term, left atrial appendage closure with first and second-generation Amplatzer devices provided similar efficacy, safety, and net clinical benefit. Clinical outcomes may be rather determined by implantation technique and hemodynamics, but not by the design modifications of the Amulet.