Preclinical Assessment of a Novel Conformable Foam-Based Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

Background. Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion has been established as an alternative to systemic anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation; however, limitations of current devices have slowed adoption. We present preclinical evaluations of a novel device, the Con...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Sommer, Ronald Lamport, David Melanson, Carol Devellian, Andy Levine, Christopher M. Cain, Aaron V. Kaplan, William A. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4556400