Indications and Outcome in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure-The Austrian LAAC Registry.

ABSTRACT: Complete real-world data on the indications and outcomes of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) outside of clinical trials are rare. In this study, we stratified patients undergoing LAAC by indication groups. This analysis of the national multicentre Austrian LAAC Registry comprised all patients that underwent LAAC up until 2018 at the currently active centres in Austria. The baseline characteristics, procedural details and outcomes between the following indication groups were compared: bleeding as an indication for LAAC ("bleeding" group) vs. thromboembolism despite oral anticoagulation (OAC; "thromboembolism" group) vs. an intolerance to OAC for reasons other than the above ("other" group). The analysis included 186 patients, with 59.7% in the "bleeding" group, 8.1% in the "thromboembol

SUBMITTER: Zweiker D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7600032 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature