Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use and Outcomes With WATCHMAN FLX: A SURPASS Analysis of the NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use and Outcomes With WATCHMAN FLX: A SURPASS Analysis of the NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry

Background Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is increasingly used as an alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in select patients with atrial fibrillation. Data on outcomes in racial and ethnic minority individuals are limited. This analysis assessed differences in the use an...

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Main Authors: Oluseun O. Alli, Jalaj Garg, Brian C. Boursiquot, Samir R. Kapadia, Robert W. Yeh, Matthew J. Price, Jonathan P. Piccini, Devi G. Nair, Jonathan C. Hsu, Douglas N. Gibson, Dominic Allocco, Thomas Christen, Brad Sutton, James V. Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
bleeding
left atrial appendage occlusion
racial disparity
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.036406
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