The Canadian journal of cardiology
Reconstructed Patient-Level Meta-analysis of Prophylactic Left Atrial Appendage Closure During Cardiac Surgery.
Andy Dong, Grace Lee, Vikram Krishna, Richard Whitlock, Armin Kiankhooy, Michael Bowdish, Joanna Chikwe, Derrick Y Tam
Published: 202510.1016/j.cjca.2025.12.008
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The benefit of prophylactic concomitant left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) in cardiac surgery patients without preoperative atrial fibrillation is unclear. We aim to evaluate whether LAAC reduces the risk of late stroke in patients with…
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