Watchman FLX versus Watchman 2.5 for left atrial appendage closure: a propensity score-matched analysis
In a large dual-centre cohort of consecutive, successful LAAC procedures using two iterations of the Watchman device, the Watchman FLX was associated with significantly lower rates of both DRT and PDL compared to the Watchman 2.5.
Authors
- Laurent Roten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0827-1329)
- Sanghamitra Mohanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6601-944X)
- Luigi Di Biase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-4047)
- Nicolas Brugger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-8421)
- Roberto Galea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-9960)
- Rodney Horton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9958-2941)
- Carola Gianni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-7207)
- Amin Al‐Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-025X)
- Tommaso Bini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-3295)
- Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-3462)
- Vincenzo Mirco La Fazia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-4685)
- George C.M. Siontis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2128-9205)
- Prem Geeta Torlapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5757-6594)
- Lorenz Räber
- Antanas Gasys
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- St David's Medical Center (US)
- Scripps Clinic (US)
- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia (US)
- MetroHealth Medical Center (US)
- Spitalzentrum Centre hospitalier Biel- Bienne (CH)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EuroIntervention
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4244/eij-d-25-00757
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00