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Arrhythmogenecity and thrombogenicity of the residual left atrial appendage stump following surgical exclusion of the appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Sanghamitra MohantyLuigi Di BiaseChintan TrivediFahim ChoudhuryDomenico Giovanni Della RoccaJorge RomeroCarola GianniJavier SanchezPatrick HranitzkyG Joseph GallinghouseAmin Al-AhmadRodney P HortonDavid BurkhardtSanghamitra Mohanty
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
LAA stump is arrhythmogenic and electrical isolation improves clinical outcome. TE events are rare and mostly associated with left atrial smoke in this subset of AF population.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • left atrial
  • left atrial appendage
  • catheter ablation
  • heart failure