PLAATO


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PLAATOPercutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion (PLAATO system) to prevent stroke in high-risk patients with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation: results from the international multi-center feasibility trials.
PLAATO (Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion) for prevention of cardioembolic stroke in non-anticoagulation eligible atrial fibrillation patients: results from the European PLAATO study.
PLAATO (Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Trans-catheter Occlusion) - to get off the hassles of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation
The PLAATO implant consists of a spherical nitinol self-expanding metal cage with multiple struts that support an occlusive membrane of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (an echo-reflective material due to microscopic trapped air), which occludes the lumen of the LAA and promotes healing.
Thromboembolism prevention via transcatheter left atrial appendage closure with transeosophageal echocardiography guidance
The PLAATO system was a device that was placed in the LAA via a transseptal catheter.
Almanac 2013: novel non-coronary cardiac interventions/Almanac 2013: koroner olmayan girisimlerde yenilikler
The PLAATO device is a catheter-delivered, self-expanding nitinol cage covered with polytetrafluoroethylene anchored by hooks that stabilize the occluder in the left atrial appendage (LAA).
Device may lower atrial fib stroke risk by 60%
Lesh is now CEO of the company developing PLAATO, Appriva Medical Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.
Sealing Off Left Atrial Appendage Studied to Avert Stroke in Atrial Fib
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