Oral anticoagulation and left atrial appendage closure: a new strategy for recurrent cardioembolic stroke.

Jaime Masjuan VallejoL SalidoA DeFelipeR Hernández-AntolínC Fernández-GolfínA Cruz-CulebrasC MatuteR VeraP Pérez-TorreJ L Zamorano

Published in: European journal of neurology (2019)

Combination therapy with indefinite OAC plus LAAC in patients with AF with recurrent strokes despite good anticoagulation should be considered in order to prevent a new stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage
combination therapy
catheter ablation
cerebral ischemia