Left Atrial Appendage: Physiology, Pathology, and Role as a Therapeutic Target

Impact of left atrial appendage exclusion using an epicardial ligation system (LARIAT) on atrial fibrillation burden in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

(2015) Muhammad R. Afzal et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Left atrial appendage closure using the amulet device: An initial experience with the second generation amplatzer cardiac plug

(2014) Simon Cheung Chi Lam et al.   CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS

EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion

(2014) B. Meier et al.   EUROPACE

Multicenter study on acute and long-term safety and efficacy of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure using an epicardial suture snaring device

(2014) Marc A. Miller et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Left atrial appendage occlusion: Initial experience with the Amplatzer™ Amulet™

(2014) Xavier Freixa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Early Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Suture Ligation

(2014) Matthew J. Price et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Versus Long-Term Warfarin Therapy

(2014) David R. Holmes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Amplatzer left atrial appendage occlusion: Single center 10-year experience

(2013) Fabian Nietlispach et al.   CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS

Economic Evaluation of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Dabigatran, and Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Sheldon M. Singh et al.   CIRCULATION

An update and current expert opinions on percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

(2013) T. Lewalter et al.   EUROPACE

The developing pulmonary veins and left atrium: implications for ablation strategy for atrial fibrillation†

(2013) Hisham M. F. Sherif   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Oclusão do apêndice atrial esquerdo com o Amplatzer Cardiac Plug em pacientes com fibrilação atrial

(2012) Ênio Eduardo Guérios et al.   Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey

(2012) G. Y. H. Lip et al.   EUROPACE

Importance of the underlying substrate in determining thrombus location in atrial fibrillation: implications for left atrial appendage closure

(2012) Rajiv Mahajan et al.   HEART

The Clinical Impact of Incomplete Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2012) Juan F. Viles-Gonzalez et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Does the Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Correlate With the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation?

(2012) Luigi Di Biase et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of left atrial appendage thrombus with bilateral neuro-embolic protection followed by closure of left atrial appendage

(2012) Syed Bokhari et al.   EuroIntervention

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Lessons Learned From Surgical and Transcatheter Experiences

(2011) Subhasis Chatterjee et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Evaluation of the Left Atrial Appendage With Real-Time 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography

(2011) Gaetano Nucifora et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary stenting: Similarities and dissimilarities between North America and Europe

(2011) K. Airaksinen et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Catheter-Based Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Ligation for the Prevention of Embolic Events Arising From the LAA

(2010) Randall J. Lee et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions

Feasibility of closed-chest ligation of the left atrial appendage in humans

(2010) Krzysztof Bartus et al.   HEART RHYTHM

PLAATO (Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion) for prevention of cardioembolic stroke in non-anticoagulation eligible atrial fibrillation patients: results from the European PLAATO study

(2010) Yves-Laurent Bayard et al.   EuroIntervention

Refining Clinical Risk Stratification for Predicting Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Risk Factor-Based Approach

(2009) Gregory Y.H. Lip et al.   CHEST

Role of the CHADS2Score in the Evaluation of Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation

(2009) Sarinya Puwanant et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Mechanisms of thrombogenesis in atrial fibrillation: Virchow's triad revisited

(2009) Timothy Watson et al.   LANCET

Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage versus warfarin therapy for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomised non-inferiority trial

(2009) David R Holmes et al.   LANCET

Should patients undergoing cardiac surgery with atrial fibrillation have left atrial appendage exclusion?

(2009) Alan G. Dawson et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Risks and Benefits of Oral Anticoagulation Compared With Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation According to Stroke Risk

(2008) Jeff S. Healey et al.   STROKE

Occluding the left atrial appendage: anatomical considerations

(2007) P Su et al.   HEART