rentradВестник рентгенологии и радиологииJournal of radiology and nuclear medicine0042-46762619-0478Limited Liability Company "LUCHEVAYA DIAGNOSTIKA", Russian Association of Radiologists10.20862/0042-4676-2018-99-2-108-114rentrad-333Research ArticleОБЗОРЫ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫREVIEWS OF LITERATUREЭНДОВАСКУЛЯРНЫЕ МЕТОДЫ ЗАКРЫТИЯ УШКА ЛЕВОГО ПРЕДСЕРДИЯ У БОЛЬНЫХ С НЕКЛАПАННОЙ ФОРМОЙ МЕРЦАТЕЛЬНОЙ АРИТМИИ ДЛЯ ПРОФИЛАКТИКИ ИНСУЛЬТАENDOVASCULAR METHODS FOR CLOSURE OF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE IN PATIENTS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION FOR STROKE PREVENTIONhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4132-295XГучаевР. В.GuchaevR. V.

врач-кардиолог. 

ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15А, Москва, 121552.

Cardiologist.

ul. Tret’ya Cherepkovskaya, 15A, Moscow, 121552.

ruslan.broki@mail.ruПевзнерД. В.PevznerD. V.

 к. м. н., врач-кардиолог. 

ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15А, Москва, 121552.

MD, PhD, Cardiologist. 

ul. Tret’ya Cherepkovskaya, 15A, Moscow, 121552.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-4059МеркуловЕ. В.MerkulovE. V.

д. м. н., ст. науч. сотр.

ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15А, Москва, 121552.

MD, PhD, DSc, Senior Researcher.

ul. Tret’ya Cherepkovskaya, 15A, Moscow, 121552.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4198-0522МироновВ. М.MironovV. M.

к. м. н., мл. науч. сотр.

ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15А, Москва, 121552.

MD, PhD, Junior Researcher.

ul. Tret’ya Cherepkovskaya, 15A, Moscow, 121552.

ЖуковаН. С.ZhukovaN. S.

к. м. н., ст. науч. сотр.

ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15А, Москва, 121552.

MD, PhD, Senior Researcher. 

ul. Tret’ya Cherepkovskaya, 15A, Moscow, 121552.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0972-7030КоробковаИ. З.KorobkovaI. Z.

к. м. н., заведующая рентгенологическим отделением. 

ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15А, Москва, 121552.

MD, PhD, Head of X-ray diagnostics department.

ul. Tret’ya Cherepkovskaya, 15A, Moscow, 121552.

ФГБУ «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр кардиологии» Минздрава России.РоссияNational Medical Research Center for Cardiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.Russian Federation201830052018992108114Copyright © Гучаев Р.В., Певзнер Д.В., Меркулов Е.В., Миронов В.М., Жукова Н.С., Коробкова И.З., 20182018Гучаев Р.В., Певзнер Д.В., Меркулов Е.В., Миронов В.М., Жукова Н.С., Коробкова И.З.Guchaev R.V., Pevzner D.V., Merkulov E.V., Mironov V.M., Zhukova N.S., Korobkova I.Z.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.russianradiology.ru/jour/article/view/333

Представлены современные данные об эндоваскулярных методах закрытия ушка левого предсердия для профилактики тромбоэмболических осложнений у больных с неклапанными формами мерцательной аритмии. Проанализированы результаты применения окклюзирующих устройств как альтернативы длительной антикоагулянтной терапии с позиций доказательной медицины, а также преимущества, особенности конструкции и имплантации таких окклюзирующих устройств, как Watchman, Amplatzer CP, WaveCrest, система Lariat. Поиск литературы осуществлялся по базам данных PubMed, Scopus.

The paper presents an update on endovascular methods for closure of the left atrial appendage in order to prevent thromboembolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It analyzes the results of occlusion devices as an alternative to longterm anticoagulant therapy from the standpoint of evidencebased medicine, advantages, and features of design and implantation of occlusion devices, such as Watchman, Amplatzer, WaveCrest, and Lariat system. Literature searching was carried out using the databases PubMed and Scopus.

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