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Spontaneously occluded left atrial appendage in a patient with atrial fibrillation and stroke: a case report

BACKGROUND : The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the main source of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation (AF). Transcatheter closure is non-inferior to warfarin therapy in preventing stroke. CASE SUMMARY : A patient with two consecutive strokes associated with AF was referred for transcatheter LAA...

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Autores principales: Tinggaard, Andreas Bugge, Korsholm, Kasper, Jensen, Jesper Møller, Nielsen-Kudsk, Jens Erik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7180534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32352058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa027