Amplatzer Amulet LAAO Vs. NOAC

Inclusion Criteria:

• Documented paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent non-valvular AF (documentation mustinclude an electrocardiogram, Holter, or event recorder)

• At high risk of stroke or systemic embolism, defined as a CHA2DS2-VASc score of ≥ 2for men and ≥ 3 for women

• Eligible for long-term NOAC therapy

• Able to comply with the required NOAC medication regimen if randomized to theControl Group

• Able to comply with the required medication regimen post-device implant if subjectis randomized to the Device Group or subject is a Roll-in

• Able to understand, and is willing to provide, written informed consent toparticipate in the trial, prior to any clinical investigation related procedure orassessment

• 18 years of age or older, or the age of legal consent

• Able and willing to return for required follow-up visits and assessments

Exclusion Criteria:

• Requires long-term OAC therapy for a condition other than AF

• Planned cardiac intervention or surgery, which is invasive or requires sedation oranesthesia, within 3 months following randomization, other than study-relatedprocedures such as LAAO and cardiac imaging (if applicable)

• Known contraindication to, or allergic to, aspirin, clopidogrel, or OAC medicationuse

• Indicated for P2Y12 platelet inhibitor for >1 year post-randomization

• In the opinion of the investigator, is considered at high risk for generalanesthesia and general anesthesia is planned for the study procedure

• Has undergone atrial septal defect (ASD) repair or has an ASD closure device present

• Has undergone patent foramen ovale (PFO) repair or has a PFO closure deviceimplanted

• Is implanted with a mechanical valve prosthesis

• Is implanted with an inferior vena cava filter

• History of rheumatic or congenital mitral valve heart disease

• Has any of the customary contraindications for a percutaneous catheterizationprocedure (e.g. subject is too small to accommodate the ICE probe (if planned) orrequired catheters, or subject has active infection or bleeding disorder)

• Customary contraindications for TEE/TOE (e.g., presence of esophageal varices,esophageal stricture, or history of esophageal cancer)

• Experienced stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 90 days prior torandomization or implant procedure (as applicable)

• Underwent any cardiac or non-cardiac intervention or surgery within 30 days prior torandomization

• Underwent catheter ablation for AF or atrial flutter within 60 days prior torandomization

• Experienced myocardial infarction within 90 days prior to randomization

• New York Heart Association Class IV Congestive Heart Failure

• Left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 30% (per most recent assessment)

• Symptomatic carotid disease (defined as > 50% lumen diameter narrowing on CTA, MRA,or TCD with symptoms of ipsilateral transient or visual TIA evidenced by amaurosisfugax, ipsilateral hemispheric TIAs or ipsilateral stroke); if subject has a historyof carotid stent or endarterectomy the subject is eligible if there is < 50% lumendiameter narrowing

• Has known intracranial atherosclerosis and/or intracranial small vessel disease (defined as 6 points on the Fazekas Scale)

• Reversible cause of AF (i.e., secondary to thyroid disorders, acute alcoholintoxication, trauma, recent major surgical procedures)

• History of idiopathic or recurrent venous thromboembolism

• LAA is obliterated or surgically ligated

• Thrombocytopenia (defined as < 50,000 platelets per microliter (<50 x 10^9 /L)oranemia (defined as hemoglobin < 10 g/dL) requiring transfusions

• Hypersensitivity to any portion of the device material or individual components ofthe Amulet LAA occluder device (e.g., nickel allergy)

• Actively enrolled in, or plans to enroll in, a concurrent clinical study in whichthe active treatment arm may confound the results of this trial

• Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or pregnancy is planned during the course of theinvestigation

• Active endocarditis or other infection producing bacteremia

• Transient case of AF (i.e., never previously detected, provoked/induced by surgicalor catheter manipulations, etc.)

• Severe renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min/1.73m2), butnot on dialysis

• Life expectancy is less than 2 years in the opinion of the Investigator

• Presence of other anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social, orpsychological conditions that, in the Investigator's opinion, could limit thesubject's ability to participate in the clinical investigation or to comply withfollow up requirements, or impact the scientific soundness of the clinicalinvestigation results.