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Interventions for structural heart disease

Double device left atrial appendage closure

EuroIntervention 2015;11:470-476 published online ahead of print July 2014. DOI: 10.4244/EIJY14M07_03

Ênio E. Guérios
Ênio E. Guérios1,2, MD; Steffen Gloekler1, MD; Michael Schmid1, MD; Ahmed Khattab1, MD; Fabian Nietlispach1, MD; Bernhard Meier1*, MD
1. Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; 2. Concept - Centro de Cardiopatias Congênitas e Estruturais do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

Aims: Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is an alternative to oral anticoagulation for the prevention of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). D

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