Racial/ethnic differences in patients undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion

Heart Rhythm O2. 2024 Apr 11;5(5):321-323. doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.04.004. eCollection 2024 May.

Robert H Helm¹, Charlotte Andersson², Dae Hyun Kim^{3

4}, Kevin M Monahan¹, Darae Ko^{1

3}

¹ Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Arrhythmia Service, Boston Medical Center, Boston, University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham & Women's hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Keywords: Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial appendage occlusion; Racial disparities; Stroke prevention.