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Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug in Very High Stroke and Bleeding Risk Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug in Very High... Cardiol Ther (2015) 4:167–177 DOI 10.1007/s40119-015-0053-z ORIGINAL RESEARCH Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug in Very High Stroke and Bleeding Risk Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation . . . . Julia Kebernik John Jose Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Bjo ¨ rn Sto ¨ cker Volker Geist Gert Richardt To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: September 29, 2015 / Published online: November 13, 2015 The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com received dual antiplatelet therapy for 6 months. ABSTRACT A transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was Introduction: Limited data exist on the scheduled at 6 months. outcomes after left atrial appendage closure Results: Procedural success was 100%. TM (LAAC) with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug Procedural-related complications occurred in (ACP; St. Jude Medical, Minneapolis, MN, 7.3% (pericardial effusion, 4.2%; thromboembolic USA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) events, 2.1%; device embolization, 1.0%). with very high stroke and bleeding risks, the Additional thromboembolic events occurred subset expected to benefit most from this in three patients during follow-up (92.7% procedure. The objective of this study was to follow-up). After 93.4 patient-years of report clinical outcomes after LAAC with the follow-up, the annual rates http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cardiology and Therapy Springer Journals

Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug in Very High Stroke and Bleeding Risk Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2015 by The Author(s)
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Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine; Cardiology
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2193-8261
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10.1007/s40119-015-0053-z
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Cardiol Ther (2015) 4:167–177 DOI 10.1007/s40119-015-0053-z ORIGINAL RESEARCH Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug in Very High Stroke and Bleeding Risk Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation . . . . Julia Kebernik John Jose Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Bjo ¨ rn Sto ¨ cker Volker Geist Gert Richardt To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: September 29, 2015 / Published online: November 13, 2015 The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com received dual antiplatelet therapy for 6 months. ABSTRACT A transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was Introduction: Limited data exist on the scheduled at 6 months. outcomes after left atrial appendage closure Results: Procedural success was 100%. TM (LAAC) with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug Procedural-related complications occurred in (ACP; St. Jude Medical, Minneapolis, MN, 7.3% (pericardial effusion, 4.2%; thromboembolic USA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) events, 2.1%; device embolization, 1.0%). with very high stroke and bleeding risks, the Additional thromboembolic events occurred subset expected to benefit most from this in three patients during follow-up (92.7% procedure. The objective of this study was to follow-up). After 93.4 patient-years of report clinical outcomes after LAAC with the follow-up, the annual rates

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