Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure compared with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity-matched studies
Anno:
2023
Backgrounds. In the recent years, two randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the PROTECT-AF trial and the PREVAIL trial demonstrated that in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) compared with oral anticoagulants (OAC), showed a non-inferiority in the prevention of stroke and even a reduction in mortality. Nevertheless,…
Intracardiac echocardiography to guide left atrial appendage closure with Watchmann FLX device. A single-center study.
Anno:
2023
Introduction. Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE-Abbot ViewFlex) is used increasingly as an alternative to transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to guide left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). ICE allows LAAC to be carried out under local anesthesia and can be performed by the interventional cardiologist, as sole operator. Previous works on ICE-guided LAAC are…
Left Atrial Appendage Closure versus Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Long Time Indication to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Anno:
2023
Introduction: Recent guidelines suggest a limited duration of triple antithrombotic therapy (TAT) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at elevated bleeding risk. Indeed, in patients who are also at elevated thrombotic risk and with indication to prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy, percutaneous left atrial appendage closure…