Lower rate of major bleeding in very high risk patients undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion: A propensity score–matched comparison with direct oral anticoagulant
Michele Magnocavallo, Domenico G. Della Rocca, Giampaolo Vetta, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Carola Gianni, Marco Polselli, Pietro Rossi, Antonio Parlavecchio, M. Fazia, Fabrizio Guarracini, Francesco De Vuono, Antonio Bisignani, Luigi Pannone, Sergio Raposeiras‐Roubín, Stijn Lochy, Filippo Maria Cauti, J. David Burkhardt, Serge Bovéda, Andrea Sarkozy, Antonio Sorgente, Stefano Bianchi, Gian‐Battista Chierchia, Carlo de Asmundis, Amin Al‐Ahmad, Luigi Di Biase, Rodney Horton, Andrea Natale
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAtrial fibrillationLeft atrial appendage occlusionPropensity score matchingInternal medicineStroke (engine)CHA2DS2–VASc scoreClinical endpointCardiologyIncidence (geometry)Lower riskMajor bleedingPopulationSurgeryRandomized controlled trialIschemic strokeConfidence intervalWarfarinIschemiaEngineeringEnvironmental healthMechanical engineeringOpticsPhysicsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesPotassium and Related Disorders