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Three Cases of Challenging Anatomy for Left Atrial Appendage Closure

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MassDevice

Medtronic reports positive post-market findings for Penditure LAA exclusion device

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) reported new positive post-market clinical evidence for its Penditure left atrial appendage (LAA) ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke

Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage has been hypothesized to prevent ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, but this has not been proved. The procedure can be performed ...
EurekAlert!

UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute first in world to implant Penditure clip using minimally invasive approach

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute recently became the first center in the world to implant Medtronic’s Penditure™ Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System ...
Healio

Atrial scarring seen on cardiac MRI may predict irregular heartbeat in healthy adults

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A post hoc analysis of the MESA cohort study shows left atrial scarring seen on MRI may predict incident atrial ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Corin and Left Atrial Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Arrhythmia, and Fibrosis

Two siblings presented with cardiomyopathy, hypertension, arrhythmia, and fibrosis of the left atrium. Each had a homozygous null variant in CORIN, the gene encoding atrial natriuretic peptide ...