In patients with AF, the presence of left atrial/left atrial appendage (LA/LAA) thrombus is
related to an increased risk of thromboembolic events. Anticoagulation therapy, either with …

Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of stroke secondary to thrombus
formation in the left atrial appendage. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an effective …

Introduction The effect of epicardial left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion therapy on lipid
and glucose metabolism in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients over the long‐term follow‐up are …

The coexistence of atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease increases the risk of
thromboembolic complications, including ischemic stroke. One method of prevention is …

A decade later: long-term results of the first percutaneous epicardial closure of the left atrial
appendage using the L Page 1 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 …

Background The absence of the left atrial appendage is an exceedingly rare structural
variant that could have important implications for anticoagulation regimens in patients with …

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This case illustrates the incomplete protection of surgical ligation of left atrial appendage
and maze procedure at the time of mitral valve replacement against thromboembolic …

Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) suture liga tion using the LARIAT (SentreHEART
Inc, Redwood, CA) device in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for the pre vention of …

We thank Prof. Undas for her interest in our recent article and comments on left atrial
appendage occlusion [1]. We agree that our study indirectly points to potential benefits of …