Impact of gender in patients with device-related thrombosis after left atrial appendage closure - A sub-analysis from the multicenter EUROC-DRT-registry.
Jacqueline SawVivian VijRoberto GaleaKerstin PiaydaDominik NellesLara VogtSteffen GloeklerMonika FürholzBernhard MeierLorenz RäberGilles O'HaraDabit ArzamendiVictor AgudeloLluis AsmaratsXavier FreixaEduardo Flores-UmanzorOle De BackerLars SondergaardLuis Nombela-FrancoPablo SalinasKasper KorsholmJens Erik Nielsen-KudskTobias ZeusFelix OperhalskiBoris SchmidtGilles MontalescotPaul GuedeneyXavier IriartNoelie MitonThomas GilhoferLaurent FauchierEgzon VeliqiFelix MeinckeNils PetriPeter NordbeckRocio Gonzalez-FerreiroIgnacio Cruz-GonzálezDeepak L BhattAlessandra LaricchiaAntonio MangieriHeyder OmranJan Wilko SchrickelThomas BeiertJosep Rodes-CabauGeorg NickenigHorst SievertAlexander SedaghatShazia AfzalPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2024)
Evaluation of risk factors and outcome revealed no differences between men and women, with DRT in women being diagnosed significantly later. Women should be monitored closely to assess for DRT formation/resolution. Treatment strategies appear to be equally effective.