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LAAO patients are usually at high bleeding risk and the optimal antithrombotic regimen post\u2010implantation remains debated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed to study the efficacy of using maximum of 6\u2010month antithrombotic treatment post\u2010LAAO in high bleeding risk patients with atrial fibrillation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data from patients who had LAAO at our center between 2015 and 2024 were examined. Those who were discharged on a plan of 6 months antithrombotic therapy were included. Incidence of stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), major bleeding or death during follow\u2010up was measured.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 128 patients met the analysis criteria. One hundred and six (82.8%) patients had a previous major bleeding event with or without oral anticoagulation. Seventy\u2010eight (60.9%) patients had a previous stroke. The median CHA\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      DS\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2010VASc and HAS\u2010BLED scores were 4 and 3 respectively. Complete closure of the left atrial appendage was achieved in 116 (90.6%) patients with no peri\u2010device flow. Follow\u2010up was obtained for 484 patient\u2010years (median follow\u2010up time 3.6 years). Post\u2010procedure, 126 (98.4%) patients had antiplatelet therapy only, for 6 months or less. Stroke or TIA occurred in 5.5% of patients (1.45 per 100 patient\u2010years)\u2014a 69% reduction compared to the predicted risk. 10.2% of patients suffered from major bleeding (2.69 per 100 patient\u2010years). 36.7% (9.71 per 100 patient\u2010years) of patients died.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Complete cessation of antithrombotic treatment 6 months after LAAO was associated with a low incidence of subsequent stroke or TIA in patients at high bleeding risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ccd.70014","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]],"date-time":"2025-07-17T05:25:01Z","timestamp":1752729901000},"page":"1864-1872","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Discontinuation of Antithrombotic Management 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