Ελληνική έκδοσηLAA occlusion feasible with Amplatzer plug in cardiac patients with intracranial bleeding by Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with previous brain hemorrhages and diagnosed atrial fibrillation reduced their risk of subsequent strokes after undergoing left atrial…
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Atrial fibrillation stroke prevention: a novel operation.
On April 26 2013, for the first time in Greece, we performed an operation for atrial fibrillation stroke prevention. The procedure is called “percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion” and a special device is used. The 76-year-old patient who underwent the operation has…
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAA)
Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAA) Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure is an invasive technique that has been developed recently and has shown very promising results in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The procedure is performed in…
Posted in Atrial Fibrillation Tagged with: Amplatzer Cardiac Plug, anticoagulants, anticoagulation therapy, antiplatelet therapy, aspirin, atrial fibrillation, clopidogrel, femoral vein, general anesthesia, interatrial septum, invasive treatment, LAA, left atrial appendage, left atrium thrombus, Plavix, sintrom, stroke prevention, transesophageal echocardiography
Apostolos Tzikas, MD, PhD, FESC
Interventional Cardiologist
Thessaloniki - Center,
88 Tsimiski St., 6th floor
Tel (morning): 2310.380.189,
Tel (afternoon): 2310.263.060
Fax: 2310.341.828
E-Mail: info@apostolostzikas.gr
Interventional Cardiologist
Thessaloniki - Center,
88 Tsimiski St., 6th floor
Tel (morning): 2310.380.189,
Tel (afternoon): 2310.263.060
Fax: 2310.341.828
E-Mail: info@apostolostzikas.gr
