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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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Watchman Access Sheath Associated Pseudo-Thrombus

TL;DR: A 73-year-old man with history of persistent atrial fibrillation and a high risk of bleeding complications was considered for placement of a Watchman device (Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts) for left atrial appendage occlusion.
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Unprotected discharge: absence of stroke prevention strategies in patients with atrial fibrillation admitted for bleeding

TL;DR: Despite its safety and efficacy, LAAO appears to be an underutilized alternative in AF patients with high bleeding risk, and a significant number of patients with AF hospitalized for bleeding were discharged with no plan for stroke prophylaxis.
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Safety and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure—A Nationwide Analysis

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors analyzed outcomes of peri-procedural safety and healthcare resource utilization in 11,240 adult patients undergoing Percutaneous Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) in the United States between 2016 and 2019.
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Thrombi outside the left atrial appendage: "small potatoes"?

TL;DR: This issue of EuroIntervention, Cresti and colleagues present an observational study on the prevalence of extra-LAA thrombus in patients scheduled for electrical cardioversion (ECV) and suggest percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an upcoming and promising alternative.
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Indications de l’occlusion de l’auricule gauche comme substitut à l’anticoagulation chez les patients qui ont un AVC lié à une fibrillation atriale : le registre WATCH-AF

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report that 40% of the patients who had an AVC association with a fibrillation atriale (infarctus ou hemorragie cerebrale) did not have anticoagulant traites.
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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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