Left atrial appendage closure for patients with atrial fibrillation at high intracranial haemorrhagic risk

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Authors

Avia Abramovitz Fouks · Harvard University

Shadi Yaghi · Brown University

Elif Gökçal · Harvard University

Alvin S. Das · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Ofer Rotschild · Harvard University

Scott Silverman · Harvard University

Aneesh B. Singhal ·

Abstract

Among patients with NVAF at high ICH risk, LAAC demonstrated a low risk of recurrent ICH or ischaemic stroke compared with previously published data. LAAC in high ICH risk populations should be considered in clinical practice per FDA approval and recent guidelines.

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke and Vascular Neurology

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 86-94

DOI: 10.1136/svn-2024-003142

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