SOLO-CLOSE demonstrated high success and safety with reduced complexity, offering a promising streamlined option for left ...

Closure of the left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain, according to late-breaking research presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress. The results suggest ...

The atrial appendage was closed, therefore, saving as much length as possible, and the operation terminated. ... The successful removal of a myxoma from within the left atrium is reported.

A total of 803 patients were assigned to undergo left atrial appendage closure, and 797 to receive anticoagulant therapy. The mean (±SD) age of the patients was 69.6±7.7 years, 34.1% of the ...

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The left atrial appendage does not contribute, to a large degree, to overall cardiac output. Left atrial appendage thrombus is diagnosed on transesophageal echocardiography, as thoracic views are ...

Recommendations for left atrial appendage occlusion Devices can prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation Date: June 29, 2015 Source: American College of Cardiology ...

Non-procedure-related major bleeding or clinically relevant non-major bleeding at 36 months occurred in 8.5% of patients who had left atrial appendage closure compared with 18.1% of patients in ...

Dublin, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Procedure, Product, End User, and Region - Analysis and ...

This guidance replaces the previous NICE interventional procedures guidance on percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage for atrial fibrillation (IPG181). Endorsing bodies This ...

Closure of the left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain, according to new research. The results suggest that closure should be routinely added to open heart surgery.