Incidence, predictors and outcomes of device-related thrombus after left atrial appendage closure with the WATCHMAN device-Insights from the EWOLUTION real world registry.
Alexander SedaghatGeorg NickenigJan Wilko SchrickelHüseyin InceBoris SchmidtAlexey V ProtopopovTimothy R BettsTommaso GoriHorst SievertPatrizio MazzoneMarek GrygierChristof WaldElisa VirecaDominic AlloccoLucas V A Boersmanull nullPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
In real-world patients undergoing LAAc with the WATCHMAN device, DRT is rare. DRT was most frequently detected within the first 3 months after LAAc regardless of post-procedural regimen and was not associated with an increased risk of stroke or SE. While long-standing atrial fibrillation was the only independent factor associated with DRT, medical treatment of DRT resulted in a resolution of thrombi in most cases.