Open AccessFive-Year Outcomes and Cardiac Remodeling Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Author(s) -
Baoxin Liu,
Jiachen Luo,
Mengmeng Gong,
Zhiqiang Li,
Beibei Shi,
Xingxu Zhang,
Xianlin Han,
Yidong Wei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s296639
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , pericardial effusion , cardiology , left atrial appendage occlusion , stroke (engine) , heart failure , embolism , warfarin , mechanical engineering , engineering
LAAO has been an alternative therapy to oral anticoagulants (OACs) for stroke prophylaxis in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) with elevated CHA 2 DS 2 -Vasc score, but the long-term outcomes of LAAO and its impacts on cardiac electrical and mechanical remodeling remain to be learned. We aimed to describe the impact of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) on atrial remodeling and cardiovascular outcomes within 5-year follow-up.