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At a crossroads: An Amulet in the uneasy left atrial appendage crown
Author(s) -
Turi Zoltan G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25763
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrial appendage occlusion , appendage , atrial appendage , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , surgery , anatomy , sinus rhythm , warfarin
Key Points This is a small but well‐presented series describing a second generation Amplatzer Cardiac Plug device with short‐term follow‐up. As with the first generation device, a high level evidence base remains lacking. Left atrial appendage occlusion is at a crossroads, exacerbated by years of ad hoc use of a variety of such technologies that, other than the WATCHMAN, have not been subjected to randomized controlled studies.