Left Atrial Appendage Closure — Another Overused Method in Cardiology?

Ed note: There are a number of interventional procedures available to us that sound good, but are they really beneficial. The current New England Journal of Medicine gives fair warning that current research does not support a common procedure used in those of us who have atrial fibrillation. The side effects and death rates simply are unacceptable in many instances. It’s difficult to question a recommended procedure, but one question to ask your doctor –“So what do you make of this article in the NEJM?”