1. Gradually closing the loop
- Author
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Elliot S Jerud and William A. Gray
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Treatment outcome ,Atrial Appendage ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,Left atrial ,law ,Internal medicine ,Atrial Fibrillation ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Sinus rhythm ,Prospective Studies ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business.industry ,Atrial fibrillation ,Small sample ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Ablation ,Stroke ,Treatment Outcome ,Cardiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The Lariat device is an epicardial nonimplant suture delivery device capable of left atrial appendage closure. The current study offers promising results but is limited by small sample size and multiple foundational issues with study design. aMaze, a large multi-center prospective randomized trial is currently underway and will provide additional insight into the safety of this device and its efficacy in maintenance of sinus rhythm after atrial fibrillation ablation.
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- 2019