What is it about?
Left atrial appendage closure are increasingly used in major centres around the world for use in non valvular AF. In a real-world setting it may result in lower stroke and major bleeding rates than reported in previous clinical trials.
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Why is it important?
Increasing use of left atrial appendage closure and expansion in technology will result in more devices being manufactured. Therefore, it is important to know the outcomes and the costs involved in providing this highly complex procedure.
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This page is a summary of: Outcomes and costs of left atrial appendage closure from randomized controlled trial and real-world experience relative to oral anticoagulation, European Heart Journal, March 2016, European Society of Cardiology,
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw048.
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