Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: the Munich consensus document on definitions, endpoints and data collection requirements for clinical studies

Apostolos Tzikas1*, MD, PhD; David R. Holmes Jr2, MD; Sameer Gafoor3, MD; Carlos E. Ruiz4, MD, PhD; Carina Blomström-Lundqvist5, MD, PhD; Hans-Christoph Diener6, MD; Riccardo Cappato7, MD; Saibal Kar8, MD; Randal J. Lee9, MD, PhD; Robert A. Byrne10, MB, BCh, PhD; Reda Ibrahim11, MD; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy12, MD; Osama I. Soliman13, MD, PhD; Michael Näbauer14, MD; Steffen Schneider15, PhD; Johannes Brachman16, MD; Jeffrey L. Saver17, MD; Klaus Tiemann18, MD;