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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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Current Indications for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

TL;DR: Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) has become an attractive and recently proven-effective stroke-risk reduction strategy for these patients as discussed by the authors , however, despite increasing favorable data, LAAO is underused, and stroke rates within this patient population continue to rise.
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A dilemma of hemorrhage vs thrombosis: a case of watchman device thrombus in a patient with intracranial hemorrhage history.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 67-year-old male with a history of ischemic stroke with hemorrhagic conversion and permanent atrial fibrillation was treated with the Watchman device and subsequently developed device related thrombus and recurrent ischemia.
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Is spontaneous echo contrast associated with device-related thrombus or embolic events after left atrial appendage occlusion? - Insights from the multicenter German LAARGE registry.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated whether spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is a risk factor for atrial thrombus formation, and whether this means an increased risk of device-related thromboembolic events (DRT) or TEs following intraventional left atrial appendage occlusion.
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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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