(UPDATED) Device-related thrombus (DRT) following left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is associated with subsequent ischemic events, but a range of patient- and procedure-related factors may help ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced the FDA approval of its left atrial appendage occlusion device for the treatment of atrial ...

Study suggests a path forward for device therapy, though caveats are plenty ...

Physicians wrestled with endpoint composition, low event rates, a possible difference in ischemic strokes, and more.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than half of patients who underwent left atrial appendage occlusion during open-heart surgery had ...

Patients who had leakage to the left atrial appendage due to incomplete device sealing after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) experienced more clotting and bleeding events within a year ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Innovation in left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has reached the point that routine left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion has little to offer anymore in the way of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib). I've been in normal sinus rhythm since having two catheter ablations in 2018. I take Eliquis ...

Millions of people have a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart's upper chambers or atria ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of ...