Treating left atrial appendage could dampen long standing persistent atrial fibrillation

Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 23:30 in Health & Medicine

In patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) despite standard treatment, additional electrical isolation of an area called the left atrial appendage (LAA) can improve freedom from AF without increasing complications, results of the BELIEF study show.

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