Success of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Closure

We sought to determine which surgical technique of left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is most successful by assessing them with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for stroke, with 90% of clots occurring in the LAA. Several surgical techniques of LAA closure are used to theoretically reduce the stroke risk, with varying success rates.A total of 137 of 2,546 patients who underwent surgical LAA closure from...