Clinical management after surgical left atrial appendage exclusion.

ABSTRACT:

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). Consensus is lacking regarding optimal stroke prevention management after surgical LAA management.

Objective

To elucidate real world clinical management of anticoagulation in patients undergoing surgical LAA management.

Methods

Over a 7-year period at a single center, 458 participants carried a diagnosis of AF and underwent surgical exclusion of their LAA during concomitant cardiac surgery. Follow-up was catalogued via retrospective chart review; median follow-up was 2 years. Successful LAA ligation was defined as maximal stump depth < 1.0 cm by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) withou

SUBMITTER: Bhave PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11916981 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature