Endocardial versus epicardial left atrial appendage exclusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: Midterm follow-up.
Radoslaw LitwinowiczMarian BuryszPiotr MazurBoguslaw KapelakMagdalena BartusDhanunjaya LakkireddyRandall J LeeMichalina Malec-LitwinowiczKrzysztof BartusPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)
Endocardial and Epicardial LAAC techniques show comparable implantation outcomes and safety profile and stroke prevention in patients with AF. Future randomized studies are needed to corroborate these initial results and assess long term mortality.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- open label
- double blind
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- cardiovascular events
- current status
- placebo controlled
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- phase ii
- left ventricular
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- cerebral ischemia