Abstract:Background: Surgical or percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial
appendage (LAA) is increasingly used for thromboembolic protection in
atrial fibrillation. Incomplete LAA closure may increase risk of
thrombosis and thromboembolism, and therefore approaches to address
residual communications are needed. Objective: To analyze the technique
of closing an incompletely occluded LAA and subsequent patient outcomes.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 5 consecutive patients
who presented for completion… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.