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 ...

For atrial fibrillation screening and detection ... to study racial and ethnic disparities in the use of left atrial appendage occlusion devices in patients with atrial fibrillation and Cardathea ...

MASON, Ohio, December 23, 2024--AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatments and therapies for atrial fibrillation (Afib), left atrial appendage (LAA) management, and ...

He had a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) that initially occurred 2 years before in the context of streptococcal ...

The Watchman procedure helps those with atrial fibrillation (AFib ... These clots develop in a small pouch called the left atrial appendage (LAA). If a clot dislodges and travels to the brain ...

Findings may prompt guideline changes, suggesting left atrial appendage closure as an alternative ... for post-ablation management in atrial fibrillation. Oussama Wazni, MD, section head of ...

Erlanger Cardiology completed the first in Chattanooga concomitant left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib) on Nov. 23. Officials said, "This is an ...

Headlining the year’s developments were studies of catheter ablation and concomitant use of LAAO in patients with AF.

Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it.