Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Defined
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two mainstream devices for percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure continued to lead to…
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Novel LAA Closure Device ‘Promising’
PHOENIX -- A novel transcatheter device that twists the left atrial appendage (LAA) closed from the inside…
With Preliminary Win for DOAC, Sights Set on Supplanting DAPT After LAA Closure
PARIS -- In the first randomized trial of antithrombotic therapy after successful left atrial appendage (LAA)…
Concurrent LAA Occlusion Loses Its Appeal for LVAD Surgeons
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Innovation in left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has reached the point that routine left atrial…
Is LAA Closure With Amulet Less Leaky?
In the showdown between left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices, the Amplatzer Amulet outperformed Watchman for peridevice leaks…
LAA Closure Holds Up Against NOACs
Long-term outcomes with left atrial appendage (LAA) closure have been holding steady as compared with anticoagulation, the PRAGUE-17…
LAA Occluder Opens Doors to Patients Who Can’t Tolerate Blood Thinners Even…
The Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder was at least as good as the first-generation Watchman in keeping strokes…
Sorensen’s PFO Closure Saga; Long QT and Pregnancy Loss; Another LAA Occluder…
The story of interventional cardiologist Sherman Sorensen, MD, and his numerous patent foramen…