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Herein, a meta-analysis of safety and efficacy outcomes of COA versus TCA was performed in patients with AFib.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases were searched for retrieving potential publications. The primary outcome was the incidence of stroke during follow-up period of at least 12 months. Secondary outcomes were acute success rate of complete left atrial appendage (LAA) closure by COA or TCA, postprocedural mortality and complications, and all-cause mortality during follow-up period of at least 12 months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>19 studies of COA containing 1,504 patients and 6 studies of TCA with 454 patients were eligible for analysis. No significant difference in stroke and all-cause mortality was found in patients undergoing COA versus TCA after at least a 12-month follow-up (stroke: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.504; all-cause mortality: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.611). COA group had a higher acute success rate compared with TCA group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001). COA placed the patients at a higher risk of hemorrhage during the postprocedural period compared with TCA (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.023). A similar risk of other postprocedural complications (stroke\/transient ischemic attack and pericardial effusion) and mortality was found in the COA group in comparison with TCA group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&amp;gt;0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This meta-analysis showed that COA and TCA did not differ in stroke prevention and all-cause mortality in patients with AFib after a follow-up of at least 12 months. Postprocedural complications and mortality were almost comparable between the two groups. 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