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Please join your cardiology colleagues at the ACC Rockies Chapter Meeting in Park City, Utah for updates on ACC affairs, the potential new CV Board, and clinical topics such as Genetic and Sports EP, plus a discussion on the growing role of obesity medications in heart failure, and the first-ever Cardiology State-of-the-State report. There will be many opportunities for networking, as well!.
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- Meta-Analysis: LAA Patency Associated With Increased Thromboembolic Riskleft atrial appendage (LAA) patency and peri-device leaks (PDLs) following left appendage occlusion (LAAO) detected by cardiac CT may be associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism, indicating they could be clinically significant and should not be regarded as benign, according to a meta-analysis published Sept. 9 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
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