Interventional occlusion of left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation. Gender-related outcomes in the German LAARGE Registry.

Caroline KleineckeThorsten LewalterHorst SievertVolker GeistUwe ZeymerHarald MudraSven PlegerMatthias HochadelJochen SengesJohannes Brachmann

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)

LAARGE documented in this elderly patient population undergoing LAAO implantation a higher rate of severe periprocedural complications in females. At 1-year follow-up similar efficacy and safety outcomes were observed for both genders.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
case report
risk factors
middle aged
acute coronary syndrome
skeletal muscle