Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial FibrillationThrombosis and StrokeTherapy and Intervention

Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure with WATCHMAN in patients with or without contraindication to oral anticoagulation: 1-Year follow-up outcome data of the EWOLUTION trial

Heart Rhythm.

Boersma LV, Ince H, Kische S, Pokushalov E, Schmitz T, Schmidt B, Gori T, Meincke F, Protopopov AV, Betts T, Foley D, Sievert H, Mazzone P, De Potter T, Vireca E, Stein K, Bergmann MW; EWOLUTION Investigators

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.05.038.

Atrial Fibrillation

Net Clinical Benefit of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pooled Analysis of the Randomized PROTECT-AF and PREVAIL Studies

J Am Heart Assoc.

Brouwer TF, Whang W, Kuroki K, Halperin JL, Reddy VY

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013525.

Atrial Fibrillation

Direct Current Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices

J Am Coll Cardiol.

Sharma SP, Turagam MK, Gopinathannair R, Reddy V, Kar S, Mohanty S, Cheng J, Holmes DR Jr, Sondergaard L, Natale A, Lakkireddy D

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1045.Visit the original publication at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Atrial Fibrillation

Evaluating Real-World Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol.

Boersma LV, Ince H, Kische S, Pokushalov E, Schmitz T, Schmidt B, Gori T, Meincke F, Protopopov AV, Betts T, Mazzone P, Foley D, Grygier M, Sievert H, De Potter T, Vireca E, Stein K, Bergmann MW, following investigators and institutions participated in the EWOLUTION study

doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.

Atrial FibrillationTherapy and Intervention

Risk of thromboembolic events after percutaneous left atrial appendage ligation in patients with atrial fibrillation: Long-term results from a multi-center study

Heart Rhythm.

Mohanty S, Gianni C, Trivedi C, Gadiyaram V, Della Rocca DG, MacDonald B, Horton R, Al-Ahmad A, Gibson DN, Price M, Krumerman AK, Palma EC, Di Biase L, Lakkireddy D, Natale A

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.08.003.

Atrial FibrillationThrombosis and StrokeTherapy and Intervention

5-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure: From the PREVAIL and PROTECT AF Trials

J Am Coll Cardiol.

Reddy VY, Doshi SK, Kar S, Gibson DN, Price MJ, Huber K, Horton RP, Buchbinder M, Neuzil P, Gordon NT, Holmes DR Jr; PREVAIL and PROTECT AF Investigators

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.021.

Further Publications

Left Atrial Appendage Closure versus Non-Warfarin Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: 4-Year Outcomes of PRAGUE-17

J Am Coll Cardiol

Osmancik P, Herman D, Neuzil P, Hala P, Taborsky M, Kala P, Poloczek M, Stasek J, Haman L, Branny M, Chovancik J, Cervinka P, Holy J, Kovarnik T, Zemanek D, Havranek S, Vancura V, Peichl P, Tousek P, Lekesova V, Jarkovsky J, Novackova M, Benesova K, Widimsky P, Reddy VY, PRAGUE-17 Trial Investigators.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.023

Atrial Fibrillation

Impact of Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Versus Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

J Am Heart Assoc

Mohanty S, Mohanty P, Trivedi C, Assadourian J, Mayedo AQ, MacDonald B, Della Rocca DG, Gianni C, Horton R, Al-Ahmad A, Bassiouny M, Burkhardt JD, Di Biase L, Gurol ME, Natale A

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019664

Atrial Fibrillation

Perioperative Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant

JAMA Intern Med.

Douketis JD, Spyropoulos AC, Duncan J, Carrier M, Le Gal G, Tafur AJ, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Shivakumar S, Gross PL, Lee AYY, Yeo E, Solymoss S, Kassis J, Le Templier G, Kowalski S, Blostein M, Shah V, MacKay E, Wu C, Clark NP, Bates SM, Spencer FA, Arnaoutoglou E, Coppens M, Arnold DM, Caprini JA, Li N, Moffat KA, Syed S, Schulman S

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2431.

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