Two professional societies issued the first major set of evidence-based guidelines to define best practices in the use of ...

Among patients who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure was associated with a lower risk of non–procedure-related major or clinically relevant ...

Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib is the leading cause of stroke. The American Heart Association says five million Americans ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first ...

CHICAGO — In the OPTION trial, left atrial appendage closure resulted in similar thromboembolic protection but superior bleeding outcomes compared with oral anticoagulation among patients who ...