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Cohorts were divided by the concomitant execution of LAA amputation, and propensity score matching was applied by baseline characteristics. The stroke rate in a 5-year follow-up served as the primary end point. Secondary end points were the mortality rate and rehospitalization in the same time span.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 1,522 patients were enrolled, of whom 1,267 and 255 were included in the control group and in the LAA amputation group, respectively. These were matched to 243 patients in each group. In total, patients with an LAA amputation showed a significantly lower rate of stroke in a 5-year follow-up [7.0% vs 2.9%, hazard ratio, 0.41; 95% confidence interval (0.17; 0.98), p\u2009=\u20090.045]. However, there was no difference in all-cause mortality (P\u2009=\u20090.23) or rehospitalizations (P\u2009=\u20090.68). Subgroup analysis revealed LAA amputation in patients with a CHA2DS2VASc [congestive heart failure, hypertension, age \u226575 (doubled), diabetes, stroke (doubled), vascular disease, age 65 to 74 and sex category (female)] score of \u22653 to be associated with a reduction of stroke [9.4% vs 3.1%, hazard ratio, 0.33; 95% confidence interval [0.12; 0.92], P\u2009=\u20090.034].<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>LAA amputation concomitant with cardiac surgery reduces the stroke rate in patients with no history of atrial fibrillation and a high CHA2DS2VASc score (\u22653) in a 5-year follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezad088","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,9]],"date-time":"2023-03-09T17:02:35Z","timestamp":1678381355000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Left atrial appendage 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