Initial Japanese Multicenter Experience and Age-Related Outcomes Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure: The OCEAN-LAAC Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data are available describing left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and age-related outcomes in Asians.

Objectives

This study summarizes the initial experience with LAAC in Japan and determines age-related clinical outcomes in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous LAAC.

Methods

In an ongoing, prospective, investigator-initiated, multicenter, observational registry of patients undergoing LAAC in Japan, we analyzed short-term clinical outcomes in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who underwent LAAC. Patients were classified into younger, middle-aged, and elderly groups (≤70, 70 to 80, and >80 years of age, respectively) to determine age-related outcomes.

Results

Patients (n = 548; mean age, 76.4 ± 8.1

SUBMITTER: Asami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167511 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature