On the first day of the 2016 CardioStim sessions, I am happy to report a "positive" study on percutaneous left atrial appendage closure [1]. Notice I did not write Watchman. In Europe, the majority of ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...

The current bias of medicine is strong. When we are in doubt, when evidence is sparse, doctors do more, not less. Internists prescribe, cardiologists implant, surgeons cut. We know what we know. So it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OPTION is a head-to-head trial of left atrial appendage closure with Watchman FLX vs. anticoagulation after ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk for bleeding and stroke in patients undergoing TAVR. Left ...

No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion might be a treatment option for patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) placement is associated with a reduced risk for ...

TCT 711: Outcomes of Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs. Oral Anticoagulation Following Catheter Ablation in Older and Younger Patients: A Sub-analysis of the OPTION Clinical Trial Receive the the ...

Catheter Precision, Inc., a US medical device company specializing in cardiac electrophysiology, will attend the 13th International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA) in Austin, Texas on ...

Approximately 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition that causes an irregular, often too fast, ...