Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure.

Shubrandu SanjoyYun-Hee ChoiDavid HolmesHoward HerrmanJuan TerreChadi AlraiesTomo AndoNikolaos TzemosMamas Andreas Mamas Rodrigo Bagur

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)

In this large cohort of LAAC patients, the majority of them had significant comorbidity burden. In-hospital MAE occurred in 4.6% and female patients, non-whites and those with higher burden of comorbidities were at higher risk of in-hospital MAE after LAAC.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
left atrial appendage
healthcare
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
patient reported outcomes