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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Review and Critical Appraisal

The authors review the current status of percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation with the goal to prevent ischemic stroke and systemic embolism and to reduce oral anticoagulation associated bleeding. While we cover the historical and also surgi...

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Autores principales: Schellinger, Peter D., Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Steiner, Thorsten, Köhrmann, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Stroke Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6186917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30309224
http://dx.doi.org/10.5853/jos.2018.02537