Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Does Not Impair Left Atrial Contraction Function: A Pilot Study

Background. In order to reduce stroke risk, left atrial appendage amputation (LAAA) is widely adopted in recent years. The effect of LAAA on left atrial (LA) function remains unknown. The objective of present study was to assess the effect of LAAA on LA function. Methods. Sixteen patients with parox...

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Autores principales: De Maat, Gijs E., Benussi, Stefano, Hummel, Yoran M., Krul, Sebastien, Pozzoli, Alberto, Driessen, Antoine H. G., Mariani, Massimo A., Van Gelder, Isabelle C., Van Boven, Wim-Jan, de Groot, Joris R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/318901

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