PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizzo, Toni
ED  - Lee, Randall J.
TI  - LAA Ligation with LARIAT Reduces Event Rates in AF
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--14
VI  - 14
IP  - 21
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/21/13.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/21/13.full
AB  - Oral anticoagulants (OACs) are effective for preventing embolic events for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but are associated with bleeding events. Percutaneous, image-guided, catheter-based ligation can permanently exclude the left atrial appendage (LAA), eliminating the need for OACs and reducing the risk of stroke and embolic events in patients with AF. The catheter-based LARIAT suture delivery device consists of a snare with a pretied suture that is guided over the LAA from an epicardial approach. This article discusses the results of the Lasso Occlusion of the LAA trial [LARIAT] of LAA ligation with the LARIAT device in patients with AF.