Journal article
Concomitant Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: a Review
Abstract
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we discuss some of the observational studies that examined the impact of left atrial appendage occlusion on stroke, the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study (LAAOS) III research program that provided definitive evidence for the benefit of surgical left atrial appendage occlusion on ischemic stroke, and high priority studies in the field that should be pursued by the surgical community.Recent FindingsAtrial …
Authors
Whitlock RP; Belley-Côté EP
Journal
Current Cardiology Reports, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 823–828
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2022
DOI
10.1007/s11886-022-01705-5
ISSN
1523-3782