Catheter based left atrial appendage closure in-hospital outcomes in Germany from 2016 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New and refined catheter based left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices have been introduced in the past decade. The procedure can be performed using either an endocardial occlusion device or an epicardial loop stitch. We aimed to analyzed recent procedural safety.

Methods

Catheter based LAA closures were identified in a complete nationwide German dataset via ICD and OPS codes from 2016 to 2020.

Results

From 2016 to 2020, 28,039 endocardial and 213 epicardial occlusions were performed. Numbers of endocardial procedures increased from 5259 in 2016 to 5917 in 2020 (p = 0.020) in 387 centers with shifting of patients' characteristics towards older age (β = 0.29, p < 0.001), more heart failure (β = 1.01, p < 0.001) and renal disease (β = 0.67, p = 0.001) and

SUBMITTER: Maier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420385 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature