left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the randomized OPTION trial showed. Non-procedure-related major bleeding or clinically relevant non-major ...
Assess the possibility of intracardiac thrombus. Use transesophageal echo if suspicion for left-atrial appendage thrombus is high. If atrial fibrillation is cardioverted inadvertently in a high ...
Using a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder to pinch off the left atrial septal pouch (LASP ... CA), with a subsequent publication showing thrombus in this pouch in three patients. “Around that time,” ...
Erlanger Cardiology completed the first in Chattanooga concomitant left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and cardiac ablation ...
Oussama Wazni, MD, Cleveland Clinic, discusses insights from the OPTION trial and their potential implication on guidelines ...