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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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Addressing Stroke Risk in a Patient with CREST Syndrome and Atrial Fibrillation with Left Atrial appendage Occluder Device (WATCHMAN)

Ali Alkhayru
TL;DR: A case of an eighty-two year old female with CREST syndrome who presented to the authors' clinic with atrial fibrillation and prohibitive bleeding risk and underwent uncomplicated implantation of the left atrial appendage occluder device.
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Management of oral anticoagulant therapy after intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation

TL;DR: In this paper , the most appropriate anticoagulation strategies after an ICH that should be adopted to treat this neglected subset of patients are presented, and the left atrial appendage occlusion option should be evaluated in AF patients with a very high risk of recurrent ICH.
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Anticoagulant Strategies for Electrophysiology Procedures

TL;DR: Electrophysiology procedures, including direct current cardioversion, catheter ablation, and implantation of devices, e.g., pacemakers, defibrillators, and left atrial appendage closure devices, carry dual risks of bleeding and thromboembolism.
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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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