EFFECT OF SEX AND RACE ON OUTCOMES AFTER LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION: A REPORT FROM NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE

Authors :: Tarun Dalia
Prakash Acharya
Farhad Sami
Arslan Naeem
Sagar Ranka
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:529
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: Left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation (LAOD) is an option to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Though sex and race have implications on stroke risk in AF patients, this is not well studied in patients undergoing LAOD. We studied the sex and racial differences in

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Atrial fibrillation
medicine.disease
Left atrial appendage occlusion
Stroke risk
Race (biology)
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Medicine
In patient
Racial differences
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Stroke

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