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Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an approved alternative for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation for patients with an “appropriate rationale” to avoid long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC). Many patients undergoing LAAO are at high risk of bleeding.

Each week, we present a journal club in which we choose a study that we believe will be of interest to the interventional cardiology community and discuss it at a virtual journal club with several of our faculty members.