Tackling stroke requires effective🫀🧠 🤝 Our paper published in the inaugural issue of JACC Advances discuses the key role of the ‘Heart Brain Team’ in preventing & caring for ischemic stroke jacc.org/doi/full/10.10…

We are honoured that our WATCH-DUAL study was selected as paper of the week in #europace European Society of Cardiology Journals Lorenz Räber, MD PhD Nicolas Amabile Marco Valgimigli

Small Peri-Device Leak (≤ 5mm) after LAAO are Associated with ⬆️ Thromboembolic Events at 1-Year. #ACC22 doi.org/10.1016/j.jace…

Transeptal puncture: fellow, and senior EP. x.com/buitengebieden…

The use of a steerable sheath for both the transseptal puncture and device deployment allowed us to complete a percutaneous LAAC procedure with superior vascular access. Cardiovascular Research Cluster (CVRC) Lorenz Räber, MD PhD #LAAC EuroIntervention eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/percut…

In a RCT of Apixaban vs Warfarin for dialysis patients with AF published in Circulation bleeding events were 10-FOLD more frequent than ischemic events May be OAC is not the answer here? ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Drs. Roberto Galea, Lorenz Räber, MD PhD et al find significant improvement in procedural success with preprocedural CT to plan LAAC in a post-hoc analysis of the SWISS-APERO Trial. bit.ly/3JkA2nj #JACCINT #cvLAAoccluder #CardioTwitter Christoph Gräni Marco Valgimigli

So glad to finally share ! Computed Tomography Scan Evidence for Left Atrial Appendage Short‐Term Remodeling Following Percutaneous Occlusion: Impact of Device Oversizing | Journal of the American Heart Association ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Catch up on #TCT2023 news you may have missed: SWISS-APERO at 1 year: LAA closure outcomes similar for Amulet, Watchman devices Marco Valgimigli TCT Conference Link ⬇️ healio.com/news/cardiac-v…

#TCT2023 One-year outcomes after Amulet or Watchman/FLX device for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure Alessandro Sticchi interviews 🎤 Roberto Galea about the 1-year results of the SWISS-APERO randomized clinical trial 📊 pcronline.com/News/Whats-new… #cardiotwitter

#RCM #cardiovascular Article Share 💐"Antithrombotic Therapy after Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Evidence, Challenges and Future Directions" by Roberto Galea, Lorenz Räber, MD PhD #LAAC #antithrombotic #bleeding #anticoagulation #AF 💌Full Text: imrpress.com/journal/RCM/24…

Going home after the very 1st annual @EuropeanLAACC gathering in Barcelona🇪🇸, meeting new friends while promoting a collective European effort towards improving safety and facilitating future quality research in #LAAO! Bonus quiz: Guess my birdseye view 😎 #ELAACC2024

#ResearchLetter At one-year, no difference in outcomes was observed between two of the most common left atrial appendage closure devices (Amulet vs Watchman) Roberto Galea Marco Valgimigli Cardiovascular Research Cluster (CVRC) ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

If you want to know some tips and tricks about how to approach tricky LAAC cases, don't miss the dedicated session at the EuroPCR Congress! PCRonline 🫀

📢#RCM-Vol. 24 No. 12 Antithrombotic Therapy after Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Evidence, Challenges and Future Directions 🔓 #OpenAccess 🤵 : Roberto Galea Lorenz Räber, MD PhD ,* of University of Bern Universität Bern imrpress.com/journal/RCM/24… #CardioTwitter #2023review

If you want to know more about pericardial effusion LAAC-related read our original research paper just published on Jacc Intv Lorenz Räber, MD PhD David Seiffge JACC Journals Cardiovascular Research Cluster (CVRC) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Interested in incorporating routine CCT into your LAAO practice? Check out the latest expert consensus 📝 on the use of CCT post LAAO published today #JACCINT jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

This newly proposed implanter classification from the European Left Atrial Appendage Closure Club (ELAACC) provides a structured framework to assess anatomical and functional challenges in left atrial appendage closure. eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/a-new-…