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Evidence-Based Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and its prevalence is increasing. Cardioembolic stroke, most of the times secondary to thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage, is its most feared and life threatening consequence. Oral anticoagulation with vitamin-K-antagonists is c...

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Autores principales: Leal, Sílvio, Moreno, Raúl, Almeida, Manuel de Sousa, Silva, José Aniceto, López-Sendón, José L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Science Publishers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22845814
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340312801215827