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Early Experience Using a Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
PURPOSE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the major risk factors for ischemic stroke, and 90% of thromboembolisms in these patients arise from the left atrial appendage (LAA). Recently, it has been documented that an LAA occlusion device (OD) is not inferior to warfarin therapy, and that it reduce...
Autores principales: | Kim, Yung Ly, Joung, Boyoung, On, Young Keun, Shim, Chi Young, Lee, Moon Hyoung, Kim, Young-Hoon, Pak, Hui-Nam |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Yonsei University College of Medicine
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250321/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22187236 http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2012.53.1.83 |
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