| Title: |
Left atrial appendage closure in very elderly patients in the French National Registry |
| Authors: |
Teiger, Emmanuel; Eschalier, Romain; Amabile, Nicolas; Rioufol, Gilles; Ducrocq, Gregory; Garot, Philippe; Lepillier, Antoine; Bille, Jacques; Elbaz, Meyer; Defaye, Pascal; Audureau, Etienne; Le Corvoisier, Philippe; French Left Atrial Appendage Closure-2 registry (FLAAC-2) investigators; Abi-Khalil, Wissam; Armero, Sebastien; Attias, David; Behar, Nathalie; Belle, Loic; Bertrand, Bernard; Bhugallo, Hamza; Bonnet, Guillaume; Boveda, Serge; Brasselet, Camille; Brigadeau, Francois; Carabelli, Adrien; Casassus, Frederic; Champagnac, Didier; Champ-Rigot, Laure; Chatot, Marion; Chopard, Romain; Ciobotaru, Vlad; Clerc, Jean-Michel; Com, Olivier; Combes, Nicolas; Comet, Bertand; Commeau, Philippe; Costa, Antoine Da; Darremont, Olivier; Degand, Bruno; Deharo, Jean-Claude; Digne, Franck; Durand, Cyril; Farah, Bruno; Gelisse, Richard; Granier, Mathieu; Guedeney, Paul; Guy-Moyat, Benoit; Hascoet, Sebastien; Hermida, Jean-Sylvain; Horvilleur, Jerome; Hosseini, Hassan; Huchette, David; Iriart, Xavier; Jacon, Peggy; Jesel-Morel, Laurence; Joly, Patrick; Ketelers, Regis; Khalife, Khalife; Klug, Didier; Corvoisier, Philippe Le; Lesaffre, Francois; Levesque, Sebastien; Lorgis, Luc; Mansourati, Jacques; Marijon, Eloi; Massin, Francois; Meneveau, Nicolas; Montalescot, Gilles; Moubarak, Ghassan; Pasquie, Jean-Luc; Pierre, Bertrand; Piot, Olivier; Pons, Maxime; Popovic, Batric; Romeyer, Cecile; Savoure, Arnaud; Sobhani, Iradj; Thambo, Jean-Benoit; Wiedemann, Jean-Yves; Younsi, Salem |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
| Subject Terms: |
Arrhythmias and sudden death |
| Description: |
Objective Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is recommended to decrease the stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindications to anticoagulation. However, age-stratified data are scarce. The aim of this study was to provide information on the safety and efficacy of LAAC, with emphasis on the oldest patients. Methods A nationwide, prospective, multicentre, observational registry was established by 53 French cardiology centres in 2018–2021. The composite primary endpoint included ischaemic stroke, systemic embolism, and unexplained or cardiovascular death. Separate analyses were done in the groups |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/110/4/245; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322871 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322871 |
| Availability: |
http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/110/4/245; https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322871 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (C) 2024, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A4E90868 |
| Database: |
BASE |