Broad-based DRT detected on surveillance CT at 45 days after LAAO with Watchman FLX (Photo Credit: Mohamad Alkhouli) Device-related thrombus (DRT) that develops after left atrial appendage occlusion ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Thirteen months after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), outcomes did not differ whether closure was performed using the Amulet (Abbott Cardiovascular) or the Watchman ...

(UPDATED) Device-related thrombus (DRT) following left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is associated with subsequent ischemic events, but a range of patient- and procedure-related factors may help ...

Created to address the “uncertainty and practice variation” that surrounds transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the ...

PHOENIX -- A novel transcatheter device that twists the left atrial appendage (LAA) closed from the inside appeared safe in first-in-human results. Among 15 atrial fibrillation patients who received ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of left atrial thrombus is high in certain anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation, ...