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Has the CLOSURE-AF trial changed your threshold for referring a patient with atrial fibrillation for left atrial appendage closure?

Landmesser et al., PMID 41849741
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Cardiology · Lankenau Heart Group
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The totality of data from recent clinical trials affirms that LAAO implantation should be viewed as a useful alternative strategy for patients at high risk of stroke and systemic embolism. Although closure can be used as a first-line treatment in select patients, I continue to recommend a trial of a...

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