Surgeon Decides: LAA Surgical Closure at the Time of Heart Surgery?
Presenter
William Anthony Gray, M.D., FSCAI, Lankernau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA
William Anthony Gray, M.D., FSCAI, Lankernau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA
Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the data from LAAOs III, and why it was important, as well as its limitations
- Justify the role of shared decision making with patients prior to cardiac surgery when surgical LAA excision is considered; model implementation (by whom? How to communicate to surgeon?)
- Introduce CHAMPION and CATALYST protocols in the context of prior data on role of DAPT post LAAC with watchman/amulet
Keywords: Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) and Structural Heart Disease (SHD)