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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion Using the X-Caliber System for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation. A study which assessed the value of mechanically occluding the left atrial appendage (LAA), the source of most of the thromboses which occur in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)
Conclusion The 2-year risk of stroke in AF patients is markedly reduced with mechanical occlusion of the LAA. PLAATO is an alternative for patients with AF and contraindications for oral anticoagulation

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Like the PLAATO, the WATCHMAN occludes the LAA lumen.

Neuzil et al., "PLAATO (Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion) for prevention of cardioembolic stroke in non-anticoagulation eligible atrial fibrillation patients: results from the European PLAATO study," EuroIntervention, vol.

Thromboembolism prevention via transcatheter left atrial appendage closure with transeosophageal echocardiography guidance

Unlike the PLAATO device, the fabric of the Watchman device is permeable to blood (9).

The Amplatzer septal occluder uses a simpler technique than the PLAATO technique.

Almanac 2013: novel non-coronary cardiac interventions/Almanac 2013: koroner olmayan girisimlerde yenilikler

The PLAATO device was implanted in 94 of the 99 patients.

Device may lower atrial fib stroke risk by 60%

In extensive canine studies and a few humans treated to date, PLAATO has achieved excellent sealing and healing of the ostium of the left atrial appendage, Dr.