Association of atrial myopathy in mitral valve disease on safety outcomes in left atrial appendage closure.

Shinwan KanyJohanna SkibowskiClaus-Heinrich MüllerVolker GeistJörn SchmittFeraydoon NiroomandBirgit HailerSven PlegerIbrahim AkinMatthias HochadelJochen SengesEdith Lubos

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2023)

Patients with MVD present with altered LA anatomy with increased LA and LAA diameter. However, procedural success and safety in LAAO are not compromised. One-year mortality is numerically higher in patients with MVD but driven by comorbidities.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
catheter ablation
cardiovascular events
late onset
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
duchenne muscular dystrophy