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Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmia Department, Cardiology, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, 38043 Grenoble, France.
² Department of Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic Vascular Building n23, University of Bologna, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Blogna, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital Trust, London SE1 1EH, UK.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Lohmuehlenstrasse 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany.
⁵ Davidal Arrythmia Center, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

Comment

Pascal Defaye et al. Europace. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 1;22(6):989.

doi: 10.1093/europace/euaa032.

¹ Arrhythmia Department, Cardiology, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, 38043 Grenoble, France.
² Department of Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic Vascular Building n23, University of Bologna, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Blogna, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital Trust, London SE1 1EH, UK.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Lohmuehlenstrasse 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany.
⁵ Davidal Arrythmia Center, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

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EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion - an update.
Glikson M, Wolff R, Hindricks G, Mandrola J, Camm AJ, Lip GYH, Fauchier L, Betts TR, Lewalter T, Saw J, Tzikas A, Sternik L, Nietlispach F, Berti S, Sievert H, Bertog S, Meier B; ESC Scientific Document Group. Glikson M, et al. Europace. 2020 Feb 1;22(2):184. doi: 10.1093/europace/euz258. Epub 2019 Aug 31. Europace. 2020. PMID: 31504441 No abstract available.
Heart failure and late leaks should be considered as late complications of left atrial appendage occlusion.
Stöllberger C, Finsterer J, Schneider B. Stöllberger C, et al. Europace. 2020 Jun 1;22(6):988. doi: 10.1093/europace/euz356. Europace. 2020. PMID: 31904852 No abstract available.