US Market Report for Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices 2018; New Report Launched
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal heart rhythm. Patients with AF experience episodes of rapid and irregular beating. As a result of irregular beating, the atrium in AF patients does not completely contract, impeding the flow of blood from the atria into the ventricles. Blood that is not expelled from the left atria collects in the sac-shaped LAA. Once in the LAA, movement of the blood slows. As blood slows, it tends to clot. Strokes can be caused when blood...
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