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Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure with WATCHMAN in patients with or without contraindication to oral anticoagulation: 1-Year follow-up outcome data of the EWOLUTION trial.

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This method of stroke risk reduction appears to be safe and effective with an ischemic stroke rate as low as 1.1%, even though 73% of patients had a contraindication to and were not using oral anticoagulation.
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This article is published in Heart Rhythm.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 301 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Stroke & Atrial fibrillation.

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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with complex anatomy by using the staged 'kissing-Watchman' technology with double devices.

TL;DR: The staged 'kissing-Watchman' technology is feasible and safe, which might provide a strategy to occlude the LAA with complex anatomy when an incomplete closure is inevitable with a single device.
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Long-term transesophageal echocardiography follow-up after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure

TL;DR: Peri-device leaks and device thrombi continue to occur during long-term follow-up following LAAO and the clinical impact of these late occluder complications requires further evaluation in larger prospective trials.
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: The Current Device Landscape and Future Perspectives.

TL;DR: The design, characteristics, and clinical data of the most frequently used devices for LAAO are reviewed, including the Amplatzer cardiac plug and Amulet, the Watchman, and the LARIAT device (SentreHEART).
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Standardized Bleeding Definitions for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials A Consensus Report From the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium

TL;DR: Bleeding complications have been associated with an increased risk of subsequent adverse outcomes, including MI, stroke, stent thrombosis, and death, in patients with ACS and in those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as well as in the long-term antithrombotic setting.
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Appendage obliteration to reduce stroke in cardiac surgical patients with atrial fibrillation

TL;DR: Data suggest that left atrial appendage obliteration is a strategy of potential value for stroke prophylaxis in nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation.
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