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Update on the Non-Pharmacological Management of Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Non-surgical left atrial appendage occlusion has emerged as an alternative to anticoagulant therapy in the management of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. This review reports on some of the more common devices that are currently being used to manage patients in this challenging group...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tolat, Aneesh, Lippman, Neal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29439542
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7020032
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Sumario:Non-surgical left atrial appendage occlusion has emerged as an alternative to anticoagulant therapy in the management of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. This review reports on some of the more common devices that are currently being used to manage patients in this challenging group.