Purpose of Review Anticoagulant therapy effectively reduces the incidence of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but is underutilized and frequently contraindicated. The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the primary site of thrombus formation in AF patients. Surgical and percutaneous appendage closure has been evaluated as a site-specific therapy to reduce systemic thromboembolism. Recent Findings We will review LAA closure techniques, examine recent outcome data, and discuss the indications for, and potential complications of, each approach. Summary Randomized data examining surgical LAA closure and epicardial closure with the LARIAT device are lacking. High quality, randomized data supports the efficacy of the WATCHMAN device for stroke prevention in patients with AF.
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Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Adult Gerontol Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Prog, Sch Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USACalif State Univ Los Angeles, Adult Gerontol Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Prog, Sch Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA
Nair, Vidya
Barkley, Thomas W.
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Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Adult Gerontol Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Prog, Sch Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA
Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Sch Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Programs, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USACalif State Univ Los Angeles, Adult Gerontol Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Prog, Sch Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Abramovitz Fouks, Avia
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Yaghi, Shadi
Selim, Magdy H.
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Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Harvard Med Sch, Neurol, Boston, MA USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Selim, Magdy H.
Gokcal, Elif
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Gokcal, Elif
Das, Alvin S.
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Harvard Med Sch, Neurol, Boston, MA USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Das, Alvin S.
Rotschild, Ofer
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Rotschild, Ofer
Silverman, Scott B.
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Silverman, Scott B.
Singhal, Aneesh B.
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Singhal, Aneesh B.
Kapur, Sunil
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Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Cardiovasc Med, Boston, MA USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Kapur, Sunil
Greenberg, Steven M.
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Greenberg, Steven M.
Gurol, Mahmut Edip
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Harvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USAHarvard Med Sch, Massachussets Gen Hosp, Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Univ British Columbia, Vancouver Gen Hosp, Div Cardiol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Vancouver Gen Hosp, Div Cardiol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
Saw, Jacqueline
Lempereur, Mathieu
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Univ British Columbia, Vancouver Gen Hosp, Div Cardiol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Vancouver Gen Hosp, Div Cardiol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada