Does Left Atrial Appendage Amputation During Routine Cardiac Surgery Reduce Future Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Stroke is the most feared complication of atrial fibrillation. To prevent stroke, left atrial appendage exclusion has been targeted, as it is the prevalent site for formation of heart thrombi during atrial fibrillation. We review the historic development of methods for exclusion o...

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Autores principales: Domínguez, Helena, Madsen, Christoffer Valdorff, Westh, Oliver Nøhr Hjorth, Pallesen, Peter Appel, Carrranza, Christian Lildal, Irmukhamedov, Akhmadjon, Park-Hansen, Jesper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
Materias:
Invasive Electrophysiology and Pacing (EK Heist, Section Editor)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30171381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11886-018-1033-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30171381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11886-018-1033-4

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