Left atrial appendage closure with the watchman device reduces atrial fibrillation management costs.

Giuseppe D'AnconaErdal SafakDenise WeberFatih ArslanStephan KischeHarald DariusSteffen BehrensDietlind Zohlenhöfer-MommJasmin OrtakJoachim KuglerHüseyin Ince

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2021)

Hospitalization costs pre-LAAC are consistent, and after LAAC, they are significantly reduced. Costs seem related to the patient's risk profile at the time of the procedure. With the increase in post-LAAC survival time, the procedure becomes economically more profitable.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
minimally invasive
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
case report
direct oral anticoagulants
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular