Cardiac surgery patients today are older and face a significant lifetime risk of developing AF, both in the early postoperative period (POAF ≈25%–35%) and over ensuing years. For many, postoperative or paroxysmal AF persists beyond discharge, maintaining long-term thromboembolic risk. This weakens the assumption that non-AF surgical patients uniformly have low LAA-related thrombus potential.
Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Non-AF Patients: Balancing Immediate Risks and Long-Term Benefits
Zeitani J.
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2025
Abstract
Cardiac surgery patients today are older and face a significant lifetime risk of developing AF, both in the early postoperative period (POAF ≈25%–35%) and over ensuing years. For many, postoperative or paroxysmal AF persists beyond discharge, maintaining long-term thromboembolic risk. This weakens the assumption that non-AF surgical patients uniformly have low LAA-related thrombus potential.File in questo prodotto:
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