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Left atrial appendage occlusion study III—Kidney substudy

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Optimal anticoagulation in patients with chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation is unclear. Effect of left atrial appendage occlusion may differ in these patients. We conducted a secondary analysis of the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study (LAAOS III) to investigate METHODS: LAAOS III randomized 4,811 participants with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery. Baseline serum creatinine measurement was available for …

Authors

Kim KS; Belley-Côté EP; Walsh M; Wang A; Balasubramanian K; Treleaven N; Garg AX; Guyatt G; Whitlock RP

Journal

American Heart Journal, Vol. 288, , pp. 90–100

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

10 2025

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2025.04.018

ISSN

0002-8703