Racial disparities in the utilization and in-hospital outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure among patients with atrial fibrillation

Select patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindication to anticoagulation may benefit from percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (pLAAC).The purpose of this study was to evaluate racial disparities in the nationwide utilization and outcomes of pLAAC.We identified 16,830 hospitalizations for pLAAC between 2015 and 2017 using the National Inpatient Sample. Baseline characteristics, in-hospital mortality, complications, length of stay,...