AF and Stroke Risk

“When you’re doing cardiac surgery you have the ideal opportunity to close the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation”

Dr. Maesen – Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon

Left Atrial Appendage (LAA)
is the primary cause of stroke in AF patients:1-5

Evidence in numbers:

91% of thrombus formations
were located in the LAA (review of 23 studies)1

5x greater risk of stroke
(and greater severity) in AF patients than non-AF patients, even after adjustment for other factors such as age, hypertension11-16

2x greater risk of mortality
caused by stroke than in non-AF patients11

40% reduced risk of stroke
originating in the LAA

The 1-year mortality rate is reported to be nearly double in AF-related stroke patients compared to non-AF-related stroke patients.

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