Early outcomes of Prophylactic Surgical LAAO-AtriClip
Drs. Noona and Beller from the prestigious UVA TCV join me on the pod to discuss their latest work describing the trends in prophylactic LAA-clip and its association with early stroke, mortality and hospital costs. Listen in to learn more about this possible prequel to the LeAAPs RCT!
Prophylactic Ablation to Prevent POAF! Does it work?
Dr. Charles Willekes and I discuss his recently reported randomized control study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of prophylactic bilateral pulmonary vein isolation in preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation. We also discuss our recent prophylactic posterior wall isolation technique to prevent POAF. Lots of new and intriguing data on this episode !!!