Thromboembolic events and need for anticoagulation therapy following left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with electrical isolation of the appendage.
Varuna K GadiyaramSanghamitra MohantyCarola GianniChintan TrivediAmin Al-AhmadDavid J BurkhardtJoseph G GallinghousePatrick M HranitzkyRodney P HortonJavier E SanchezDomenico Giovanni Della RoccaLuigi Di BiaseMatthew J PriceLinda CoutsDouglas GibsonSanghamitra MohantyPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
Up to 98% of patients with LAAI could safely discontinue OAC after undergoing the appendage closure procedure.