Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
Samir R KapadiaAmar KrishnaswamyBrian K WhisenantSrinivasa PotluriVijay IyerJoseph AragonPhilip GideonJustin StroteRobert LeonardiHimanshu AgarwalGerman LarrainCarlos E SanchezSidakpal S PanaichJames HarveyTorsten P VahlVenugopal MenonKathy WolskiQiuqing WangMartin B LeonPublished in: Circulation (2023)
Concomitant WATCHMAN LAAO and TAVR is noninferior to TAVR with medical therapy in severe aortic stenosis patients with AF. The increased complexity and risks of the combined procedure should be considered when concomitant LAAO is viewed as an alternative to medical therapy for patients with AF undergoing TAVR.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic valve
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- catheter ablation
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- minimally invasive
- human health
- cell therapy
- risk assessment
- replacement therapy