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The Lead Podcast - Episode 91: A Discussion of LAA Closure after Ablation for AFib
Bruce Koplan, MD, FHRS, Brigham and Women's Hospital is joined by Erik Andrews, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Matthew Reynolds, MD, MS, FHRS, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to discuss why Oral anticoagulation is recommended after ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients at high risk for stroke. Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation, but data regarding its use after atrial fibrillation ablation are lacking.
https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408308
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