Kerstin Piayda, Kolja Sievert, Domenico G Della Rocca, Oluwaseun G Adeola, Mohamad Alkhouli, David Yoo, Tomas Benito-González, Ignatio Cruz-González, Roberto Galea, Carsten Skurk, Ole De Backer, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Marek Grygier, Elijah H Beaty, Jim Newton, Armando Pérez de Prado, Lorenz Räber, Douglas Gibson, Christoffel Van Niekerk, Christopher R Ellis, Rodney P Horton, Andrea Natale, Iris Grundwald, Tobias Zeus, Horst Sievert
BACKGROUND: Residual peri-device leakage (PDL) is frequent after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO). Little is known about management strategies, procedural aspects and outcomes of interventional PDL closure. AIMS: The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility of PDL closure after LAAO. METHODS: Fifteen centres contributed data on baseline characteristics, in-hospital and follow-up outcomes of patients who underwent PDL closure after LAAO...
December 17, 2021: EuroIntervention