COMPARING ANTI-COAGULATION STRATEGIES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING WATCHMAN IMPLANTATION: INCIDENCE OF PERIPROCEDURAL AND 45-DAY THROMBOSIS AND BLEEDING

Various anticoagulation strategies are employed in patients undergoing implantation of the Watchman left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device. It is unknown whether choice of anticoagulation regimen influences periprocedural and short-term incidence of bleeding and thrombosis. We sought to