Nov 27, 2024 · Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is a procedure that blocks or closes the opening to your LAA to keep blood clots from leaving there and going into your bloodstream. …

This review looks at the surgical experience with LAA occlusion, with a focus on the techniques of closure, the prospects for stroke reduction, and the percutaneous trials completed so far, to …

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) has emerged as an effective site-directed therapy in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) for stroke prevention, who are ineligible for long …

Mar 18, 2025 · Background Surgical left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an increasingly utilized approach to mitigate the risk of cardioembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). …

Nov 10, 2009 · In our own pilot study, the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study (LAAOS), oversewing the appendage without amputation produced successful exclusion in only 45% of …

After exclusion of LAA as an embolic source, the remaining risk of thromboembolism does not longer justify the use of oral anticoagulants. Various surgical and catheter-based methods …

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), also referred to as left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), is a procedure used to reduce the risk of blood clots from the left atrial appendage entering the …

Oct 4, 2021 · The trial provides evidence that LAA occlusion should now become standard of care in patients with a history of AF undergoing cardiac surgery. The procedure can be performed …

Feb 17, 2017 · The authors concluded that complete LAA occlusion proved challenging and highly operator-dependent, with post-operative transesophageal echocardiography demonstrating …

trial fibrillation is associated with an increase in the risk for stroke.1,2 The left atrial appendage (LAA) has been implicated in the formation of clotsin patients with atrial fibrillation, with …