Left atrial appendage closure for thrombus trapping: the international, multicentre TRAPEUR registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the presence of a thrombus contraindicates left atrial appendage closure procedure (LAAC), a previous study reported the feasibility of the thrombus trapping procedure (TTP) technique to overcome this limitation.

Aims

This study aimed to analyse the short-term outcomes in a series of patients who underwent LAAC using the TTP (TTP-LAAC).

Methods

This retrospective series included patients who underwent TTP-LAAC between January 2018 and May 2020 in 13 European centres. Device choice, pre-interventional work-up and post-discharge antithrombotic therapy regimens were left to the discretion of the operators. The primary endpoint was the 30-day occurrence of stroke, systemic embolism or cardiovascular death.

Results

During the study period, a tota

SUBMITTER: Sebag FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature