In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing initial catheter ablation, the addition of left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation with the Lariat system (AtriCure) did not improve ...

Credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist. Adjunctive left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation failed to increase the efficacy of catheter pulmonary vein isolation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of left atrial appendage closure to traditional ablation improved 1-year atrial fibrillation ...

The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Outcomes for ablation of persistent AF by pulmonary vein antral isolation (PVAI) alone have been historically ...

A new device designed to close the left atrial appendage (LAA) and prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) demonstrates a high rate of successful closure with minimal access ...

Boca Raton Regional Hospital's Richard G. Cartledge, MD, FACS, has begun performing ultra-minimally invasive left atrial appendage ligation for atrial fibrillation patients who are on anticoagulants ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SentreHEART, Inc., the manufacturer of the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device, today announced that it has received approval for an Investigational Device Exemption ...

THE problem of systemic arterial embolism in rheumatic heart disease does not end after the patient has survived the acute episode. As protection from re-embolism, which threatens in some 45 per cent ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure might have a substantial longer-term benefit in reducing hypertension -- or it might not, as dueling studies presented opposite findings from small ...

Oral anticoagulation, using apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or warfarin is the first-line therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), an approach limited by an ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for disabling ischemic strokes. Anticoagulation is highly effective for stroke prevention in patients with AF, but a substantial number of patients are ...