Incidence of pericardial effusion after left atrial appendage closure: The impact of underlying heart rhythm-Data from the EWOLUTION study.
Boris SchmidtTimothy R BettsHorst SievertMartin W BergmannStephan KischeEvgeny PokushalovThomas SchmitzFelix MeinckePatrizio MazzoneKenneth M SteinHüseyin InceLucas V A BoersmaPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
The overall incidence of PE/PT was very low after LAAC using Watchman. Although SR was not identified as an independent predictor of PE/PT, all events requiring intervention occurred in patients with SR. It may be advisable to perform an extended echocardiographic follow-up in that patient population.