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Left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation in whom warfarin is contra-indicated: initial South African experience
ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation is a common cause of cardiac embolic events, especially stroke. Oral anticoagulation therapy is used to reduce these events. Many patients however are unable to take such therapy. Percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage (the source of 90% of these emboli) is...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Clinics Cardive Publishing
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24217039 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2013-018 |