[HTML][HTML] Prophylactic Left Atrial Appendage Ligation During Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Allows Safe Avoidance of Anticoagulation Regardless of …

Z Khalpey, U Aslam, P Wilson, J Deckwa, U Kumar - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common
arrhythmia following cardiac surgery. POAF increases the risk of thromboembolism and …

Impact of left atrial appendage closure during cardiac surgery on the occurrence of early postoperative atrial fibrillation, stroke, and mortality: a propensity score …

RM Melduni, HV Schaff, HC Lee, BJ Gersh… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Prophylactic exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is often performed
during cardiac surgery ostensibly to reduce the risk of stroke. However, the clinical impact of …

EFFICACY OF LAA LIGATION IN PREVENTING STROKES IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION UNDERGOING CABG: REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN TWO …

J Ryder, D Ezuma, A Bergeron, J Ostrowski… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation at the time of coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG) has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in …

Prophylactic Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Elevated CHA2DS2-VASc Score: Results of the Randomized ATLAS Trial

MW Gerdisch, HE Garrett Jr, MA Mumtaz… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Patients with elevated CHA2DS2-VASc scores are at high risk for atrial fibrillation
(AF) and thromboembolic events (TE) after cardiac surgery. Left atrial appendage exclusion …

[HTML][HTML] Does left atrial appendage ligation during coronary bypass surgery decrease the incidence of postoperative stroke?

YY Juo, KL Bailey, YJ Seo, E Aguayo… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The study objective was to evaluate the association between surgical left atrial
appendage ligation and in-hospital stroke incidence after coronary artery bypass grafting …

The left atrial appendage closure by surgery-2 (LAACS-2) trial protocol rationale and design of a randomized multicenter trial investigating if left atrial appendage …

CL Madsen, J Park-Hansen, A Irmukhamedov… - American Heart …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Current recommendations regarding the use of surgical left atrial appendage
(LAA) closure to prevent thromboembolisms lack high-level evidence. Patients undergoing …

The impact of surgical left atrial appendage amputation/ligation on stroke prevention in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

D Endo, TS Kato, T Iwamura, A Oishi, Y Yokoyama… - Heart and Vessels, 2017 - Springer
Stroke is a major adverse event in patients developing atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac
surgery. Surgical left atrial appendage amputation/ligation (LAA-A/L) during off-pump …

Non-Atriotomy Surgical Ablation Is Associated With a Reduction of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

A Kiankhooy, F Sertic, M Daw, S Eisenberg… - Annals of Thoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is common after cardiac operations, and
effective intraoperative techniques aimed at reducing POAF focus on limiting left atrial …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery to prevent stroke

RP Whitlock, EP Belley-Cote, D Paparella… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage has been hypothesized to
prevent ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, but this has not been proved. The …

[HTML][HTML] Routine left atrial appendage ligation during cardiac surgery may prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation–related cerebrovascular accident

R Kim, N Baumgartner, J Clements - The Journal of thoracic and …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine whether routine left atrial appendage
ligation in cardiac surgery would reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation–related …