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SUBMITTER: Fastner C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588387 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society 20200331 11
<h4>Background</h4>Interventional left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) effectively prevents thromboembolic events in atrial fibrillation patients. Impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) increases not only the thromboembolic risk but also the complication rates of cardiac interventions. The LAAC procedure's benefit in patients with an impaired LVEF, therefore, has yet to be investigated.<h4>Methods</h4>LAARGE is a prospective, non-randomized registry depicting the clinical reality of ...[more]