For how long would you hold anticoagulation before percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with Watchman or Amulet devices?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Elective left atrial appendage occlusion with both Watchman and Amulet systems most often utilizes continuous uninterrupted oral anticoagulant administration (including the day of procedure) along with intra-procedural heparin to ACT 250-400 during implant. Procedural heparin is reversed immediately...