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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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Early Stroke and Mortality After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

- 01 Apr 2023 - 
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors performed a retrospective observational registry analysis to examine the rates and predictors of stroke, mortality, and procedural complications during index hospitalization and 90-day readmission among 42 114 admissions in the Nationwide Readmissions Database for Percutaneous Endocardial Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) between 2016 and 2019.
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Leap or lag: left atrial appendage closure and guidelines

A. John Camm
- 04 Apr 2023 - 
TL;DR: A relatively simple alternative therapy involves the catheter-based insertion of a LAA closure (LAAC) device to prevent thromboembolism from the LAA as discussed by the authors .
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Reply: Do We Have Good Reasons to Pay Bleeding Penalty With Lifelong Aspirin After LAAO?

TL;DR: The continuation of aspirin alone beyond 1 year was the best therapy for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and the unclear benefit of such prolonged therapy after left atrial appendage closure was unclear.
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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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