Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Gönül Zeren; Fatma Can; Mustafa Azmi Sungur; Şahin Yılmaz; Can Yücel Karabay

Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Abstract

Introduction: Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is considered in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who cannot receive long-term anticoagulant therapy or who experience thromboembolism despite anticoagulant therapy. The structural feature of the left atrial appendage (LAA) and high variability of the clinical features of the patients endorse the difficulty of the procedure. In this study, it was aimed to present our single-center LAAC experience and in-hospital follow-up results of the patients. Patients and Methods: Patients who had undergone LAAC in our cardiology clinic between 2017 and 2022 were included in the study retrospectively. All clinical, laboratory and imaging characteristics of the patients and in-hospital follow-up results were evaluated. Results: Median age of 29 patients included in the study was 78 years (65-82, IQR= 25-75) and 17 were males (58.6%). Median score of CHA2 DS2 -VASc was 4 (4-6, IQR= 25-75). In addition, median value of the HASBLED score was 3 (3-4, IQR= 25-75). The rate of complete closure, minor bleeding during the procedure, and pericardial tamponade were 27 (93.1%), 1 (3.4%), and 1 (3.4%) respectively, and the device was dislocated immediately after the procedure in one patient (3.4%). The most common type of LAA appendix was chicken wings 15 (51.7%). Conclusion: Success rate of the LAAC procedure was high in this single-center study conducted in our country with a relatively high number of patients.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gönül Zeren ^* This is me
0000-0002-0115-3266
Türkiye

Fatma Can This is me
0000-0002-5490-5441
Türkiye

Mustafa Azmi Sungur This is me
0000-0003-0901-2318
Türkiye

Şahin Yılmaz This is me
0000-0002-8969-1500
Türkiye

Can Yücel Karabay This is me
0000-0002-9653-9048
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 21, 2023

Submission Date

October 13, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 12, 2022

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Year 2023 Volume: 26 Number: 1

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APA

Zeren, G., Can, F., Sungur, M. A., Yılmaz, Ş., & Karabay, C. Y. (2023). Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, 26(1), 14-19. https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE

AMA

1.Zeren G, Can F, Sungur MA, Yılmaz Ş, Karabay CY. Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Koşuyolu Heart Journal. 2023;26(1):14-19. https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE

Chicago

Zeren, Gönül, Fatma Can, Mustafa Azmi Sungur, Şahin Yılmaz, and Can Yücel Karabay. 2023. “Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure”. Koşuyolu Heart Journal 26 (1): 14-19. https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE.

EndNote

Zeren G, Can F, Sungur MA, Yılmaz Ş, Karabay CY (March 1, 2023) Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Koşuyolu Heart Journal 26 1 14–19.

IEEE

[1]G. Zeren, F. Can, M. A. Sungur, Ş. Yılmaz, and C. Y. Karabay, “Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure”, Koşuyolu Heart Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 14–19, Mar. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE

ISNAD

Zeren, Gönül - Can, Fatma - Sungur, Mustafa Azmi - Yılmaz, Şahin - Karabay, Can Yücel. “Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure”. Koşuyolu Heart Journal 26/1 (March 1, 2023): 14-19. https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE.

JAMA

1.Zeren G, Can F, Sungur MA, Yılmaz Ş, Karabay CY. Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Koşuyolu Heart Journal. 2023;26:14–19.

MLA

Zeren, Gönül, et al. “Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure”. Koşuyolu Heart Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 14-19, https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE.

Vancouver

1.Gönül Zeren, Fatma Can, Mustafa Azmi Sungur, Şahin Yılmaz, Can Yücel Karabay. Clinical Characteristics and in-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Koşuyolu Heart Journal [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 1;26(1):14-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39JY58LE