CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) during cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation was associated with lower ...

The shape of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is linked to risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), results of a preliminary retrospective study ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion might be a treatment option for patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) placement is associated with a reduced risk for ...

Each year in the US, more than 300,000 people have heart surgery. To reduce risk of stroke for their patients, surgeons often will close the left atrial appendage, which is a small sac in the left ...

Patients who had leakage to the left atrial appendage due to incomplete device sealing after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) experienced more clotting and bleeding events within a year ...

FORT MILL, SC / ACCESSWIRE / February 26, 2024 / Catheter Precision, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE American:VTAK), a US based medical device company focused on novel electrophysiology products, announced ...

The Food and Drug Administration plans to take a closer look at implants to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation after a study revealed disparities in adverse events between men and ...

Study will assess the Company's Next-Generation device under Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) procedures. "Simplified sizing and ease of use ...