Hugh Calkins

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery: Executive summary - A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (writing committee to revise the 2002 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery)

WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Lee A. Fleisher, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair; Joshua A. Beckman, MD, FACC¶; Kenneth A. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA†; Hugh Calkins, MD, FACC, FAHA‡; Elliot L. Chaikof, MD#; Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH, FACC; William K. Freeman, MD, FACC*; James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, FACC; Edward K. Kasper, MD, FACC; Judy R. Kersten, MD, FACC§; Barbara Riegel, DNSc, RN, FAHA; John F. Robb, MD, FACC

2015 ACC/HRS/SCAI Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Societal Overview A Professional Societal Overview from the American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble2 1. Introduction2 1.1. Key Questions3 2. Stroke Prevention in AF: Current Evidence and Guidelines3 3. Literature Review4 3.1. Background4 3.2. WATCHMAN4 3.3. Amplatzer Cardiac Plug7 3.4. LARIAT7 3.5. Other Percutaneous Devices and Surgical Approaches8 4. Care Team and Facilities8 4.1. Multidisciplinary Heart Team8 4.2. General Requirements9 4.3. Facilities9 5. Operator Training10 6. Protocols for Care10 7. Assessment of Patient Selection and Outcomes10 Appendix 1. Relevant Author Relationships With Industry and Other Entities–ACC/HRS/SCAI Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Societal Overview14 Appendix 2. Reviewer Relationships With Industry And Other Entities–2015 ACC/HRS/SCAI Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Societal Overview15

2015 ACC/HRS/SCAI Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Societal Overview

2015 ACC/HRS/SCAI left atrial appendage occlusion device societal overview Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, (Chair, Writing Committee Member) Hugh Calkins, MD, FACC, FHRS, (Vice-Chair, Writing Committee Member) Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI, (Vice-Chair, Writing Committee Member) Joseph P. Drozda Jr., MD, FACC, (Writing Committee Member) Phillip Gainsley (Writing Committee Member) David J. Slotwiner, MD, FHRS, FACC, (Writing Committee Member) Zoltan G. Turi, MD, FACC, MSCAI (Writing Committee Member) A professional societal overview from the American College of Cardiology representative, Heart Rhythm Society representative, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions representative, and Patient representative.