Left atrial appendage closure is an alternative strategy for stroke prophylaxis, Wazni and colleagues noted. "The safety and ...

Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation, but data regarding its use after atrial fibrillation ablation are lacking. We conducted an international randomized ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion vs continuation of oral anticoagulation therapy alone is linked to reduced ischemic stroke risk in select patients with nonvalvular AF.

Abbott has reported late-breaking five-year positive data from a trial of its Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) ...

The OPTION trial showed that left atrial appendage closure after AF ablation was associated with a lower risk of non–procedure-related major or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding compared with oral ...

In this audio interview, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Jane Leopold discuss research being presented at the 2024 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

“We see limited engagement on these types of things from liberal spaces or left-leaning actors online,” Read told NBC News. “It’s a pretty insignificant level of discourse compared to the ...

The Premier League is home to some of the world’s best left-backs. Some of football’s most talented full-backs have graced the Premier League, from Denis Irwin to Ashley Cole to Leighton ...