Case Selection for LAAC: New Indications and New Devices
Presenter
Jacqueline Saw, M.D., FSCAI, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
Jacqueline Saw, M.D., FSCAI, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
Learning Objectives:
- Examine how patient eligibility for LAAO is changing, raising some controversy and supporting with data (low risk patients).
- Describe CMS guidelines.
- Discuss changes to post procedure medications (DOACs).
- List upcoming trials (CHAMPION AF, other devices).
Keywords: Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) and Structural Heart Disease (SHD)