Left Atrial Appendage Management with the Watchman Device during Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Background. In the recent ESC/EACTS guidelines, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion or exclusion in patients undergoing (thoracoscopic) atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation surgery is recommended. The Watchman device (WD, Boston Scientific, Minnesota) has proved to reduce the risk of thromboembolic e...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mindy Vroomen, Bart Maesen, Justin G. Luermans, Harry J. Crijns, Jos G. Maessen, Mark La Meir, Laurent Pison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4525084
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!