Left atrial appendage elimination techniques: stapled excision versus internal suture obliteration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of left atrium appendage (LAA) elimination using stapled excision with those using internal suture obliteration.

Methods

In all, 158 patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent surgical elimination of the LAA during cardiac surgery and later underwent postoperative computed tomography (CT) were enrolled. Of these, 102 patients underwent stapled excision (SE group), and 56 underwent internal suture obliteration (IO group). The efficacy endpoint was LAA excision failure, including a remnant LAA (>1 cm) or communication between the left atrium (LA) and LAA. The safety endpoint was bleeding from the elimination site. The CT was performed at a median of 12.8 months (interquartile range, 0.3-39.9) after sur

SUBMITTER: Kang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662504 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature