CATHETER MANAGEMENT OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICES

Course overview

FOR PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE (LAAC) EMERGED AS A VALID ALTERNATIVE TO ORAL ANTICOAGULATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS, PRE/POST-PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT OF PERCUTANEOUS LAAC AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.