Interventional Treatment for Stroke Prevention

Carola Gianni; Domenico G Della Rocca; Andrea Natale; Rodney P Horton

doi:10.4070/kcj.2020.0416

Interventional Treatment for Stroke Prevention

Korean Circ J. 2021 Jan;51(1):1-14. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2020.0416.

Authors

Carola Gianni¹, Domenico G Della Rocca¹, Andrea Natale^{1

2

3

4}, Rodney P Horton^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA.
² HCA National Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, USA.
³ Interventional Electrophysiology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA.
⁴ MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA. rodney.horton@gmail.com.

Abstract

Closure of the left atrial appendage using percutaneous transcatheter occlusion devices is used for stroke prevention as an alternative for patients with a high risk or contraindications for long-term oral anticoagulation use. Herein, we will discuss the practical aspects of five among the available devices used for interventional left atrial appendage occlusion: Watchman, Amulet, WaveCrest, LAmbre, and Lariat.

Keywords: Left atrial appendage occlusion; Stroke.

Publication types

Review