Vivian Vij, Ignacio Cruz-González, Roberto Galea, Kerstin Piayda, Dominik Nelles, Lara Vogt, Steffen Gloekler, Monika Fürholz, Bernhard Meier, Lorenz Räber, Gilles O'Hara, Dabit Arzamendi, Victor Agudelo, Lluis Asmarats, Xavier Freixa, Eduardo Flores-Umanzor, Ole De Backer, Lars Sondergaard, Luis Nombela-Franco, Angela McInerney, Pablo Salinas, Kasper Korsholm, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Shazia Afzal, Tobias Zeus, Felix Operhalski, Boris Schmidt, Gilles Montalescot, Paul Guedeney, Xavier Iriart, Noelie Miton, Jacqueline Saw, Thomas Gilhofer, Laurent Fauchier, Egzon Veliqi, Felix Meincke, Nils Petri, Peter Nordbeck, Rocio Gonzalez-Ferreiro, Deepak L Bhatt, Alessandra Laricchia, Antonio Mangieri, Heyder Omran, Jan Wilko Schrickel, Josep Rodes-Cabau, Georg Nickenig, Horst Sievert, Alexander Sedaghat
BACKGROUND: Device-related thrombus (DRT) after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is associated with adverse outcomes, i.e. ischemic stroke or systemic embolism (SE). Data on predictors of stroke/SE in the context of DRT are limited. AIMS: This study aimed to identify predisposing factors for stroke/SE in DRT patients. In addition, the temporal connection of stroke/SE to DRT diagnosis was analyzed. METHODS: The EUROC-DRT registry included 176 patients, in whom DRT after LAAC were diagnosed...
June 9, 2023: Clinical Research in Cardiology: Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society