PPT-Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage

versus Warfarin Therapy for Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation A Randomized NonInferiority Trial David R Holmes MD Vivek Y Reddy MD Zoltan G Turi MD Shephal K Doshi MD. The LAA is a normal part of the heart anatomy and causes no problems in the general population However this pouch is a major source of blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation AF is the biggest risk factor for blood clots The following information about the WATCHMAN implant is important for you to know along with medication recommendations and common questions you may have about your implant UNDERSTANDING YOUR HEART This section will discuss the basic function of th www.watchmandevice.com. AF is a Growing Problem Associated with Greater . Morbidity and . Mortality . ~5 M. people with . AF in U.S., expected to more than double by 2050. 1. AF = most . common cardiac . Origin of limbs. Crawling. Superorder Crossopterygii. Subclass Labyrinthodontia. Transition to land. (lobe fins). Function and Trends. Locomotion. Support. Functional diversification distally. Decreased number of bones. Fibrillation and Hypertension, Quo Vadis ?. Osung. Kwon, MD.. Asan. Medical Center. Hopefully University of Minnesota Next Year. Contents. Introduction – Epidemiology and What the problem is. The . T. hrombus . at the device, . leakage . at follow-up, . device . embolisation. , . post. -procedural drug regimen and . impact . of center experience . data . from the prospective 1025 patients . EWOLUTION Registry. Mary N. Healy, MS, ARNP-BC. Heart & Vascular Center of Sarasota. OBJECTIVES. Define the difference between paroxysmal and persistent Atrial Fibrillation. State the CVA risk per year of a 68 . yr. Rhea C. Pimentel, MD. Associate Professor of Medicine. Fellowship Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program. Disclosures. Speakers Bureau: Medtronic. Speakers Bureau: St. Jude Medical. A . CASE SERIES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE . 1. Lily . K. . Fatula. , BS; . 1,2. William . D. Bolton, MD; . 1,2. Barry . R. Davis, MD; . 1,2. James . E. Stephenson, MD; . 1,2. Sharon . Ben-Or, MD. . <1% of individuals aged 60 to 65 years . 8% to 10% of individuals aged >80 years . Men more than women . White persons more than black persons. Presence and severity of underlying heart disease increases risk . Osumi. -. Sutherland. What is OWL?. Web Ontology Language. Can express everything in OBO and more. .. . Certified web standard. Fast reasoning software allows:. automated ontology building; error checking; queries . centre. , single-blind . randomised. controlled trial. Mario . Gaudino. , MD PhD MSCE FAHA. | . Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery , Weill Cornell Medicine. 2. Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: . The Randomized MITHRAS Trial. . Philipp . Lurz. , Matthias . Unterhuber. , Karl-Philipp Rommel, Karl-. Patrik. . Kresoja. , . Tobias . Kister. , Christian Besler, Karl . Fengler. , Marcus Sandri, Ingo . A retrospective study of atrial septal defect . IAIM, 2016; 3(10 ): 7 - 16. Page 7 Original Research Article A retrospective study of atrial septal defect G Ravindra 1* , Abhijeet M Dashetwar 1 1 As