Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Ligation for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Miguel Valderrábano; Matthew J. Price

doi:10.14797/mdcj-11-2-94

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Ligation for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Miguel Valderrábano, Matthew J. Price

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Abstract

Prevention of thromboembolic complications in atrial fibrillation remains a tremendous clinical challenge. Knowledge that the left atrial appendage (LAA) is the most common anatomical origin of cardioembolic strokes1 has been the main motivation to develop clinical and procedural strategies to exclude the LAA from the circulation, either surgically or percutaneously. This review discusses the rationale behind these strategies, their relative merits, and future prospects for LAA exclusion strategies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	94-99
Number of pages	6
Journal	Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-11-2-94
State	Published - Apr 1 2015

Keywords

anticoagulants
atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage
stroke

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General Medicine

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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Ligation for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

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