Meta-Analysis Comparing Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulation in Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Am J Cardiol. 2021 Aug 15:153:144-146. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.010. Epub 2021 Jun 27.

Authors

Rohan Madhu Prasad¹, Abdullah Al-Abcha², Yasser Radwan², Shaurya Srivastava², Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch³, Mahmoud Elsayed⁴, Supratik Rayamajhi², George S Abela³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Electronic address: rohanmaprasad@gmail.com.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
³ Department of Cardiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 34187770
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy*
Factor Xa Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Humans
Mortality
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Postoperative Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
Stroke / etiology
Stroke / prevention & control*
Thrombosis / prevention & control*

Substances

Factor Xa Inhibitors
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors