I am still not understanding all of this.
There is a clinical trial, the aMAZE Trial (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02513797), that uses a device called the Lariat to electrically isolate the LAA in those with persistent and longstanding persistent afib having catheter ablation. The study is expected to be completed in December, with results reported soon after that.
Is this the LAA isolation/ablation that Dr. Natale does? If so, and the trial ends in December and the results of the trial will come after that, how does one know the outcome of this procedure at this time?
If it would be recommended by Dr. Natale that I get this procedure, it makes me very anxious because it is still in the clinical trial phase. Hopefully folks on this site can help me understand this.....the stroke risk and the fact that not all EPs recommend it is what still causes me to have the stress,
Thanks for your patience!!