Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure

This case illustrates the incomplete protection of surgical ligation of left atrial appendage and maze procedure at the time of mitral valve replacement against thromboembolic complications and recurrence of atrial fibrillation. The utility of surgical left atrial appendage ligation as stroke prophy...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Talha, Kee, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-focus Issue: Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.008
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description This case illustrates the incomplete protection of surgical ligation of left atrial appendage and maze procedure at the time of mitral valve replacement against thromboembolic complications and recurrence of atrial fibrillation. The utility of surgical left atrial appendage ligation as stroke prophylaxis and identification of selected high-risk subjects are reviewed. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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spelling pubmed-83112702021-07-26 Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure Ahmed, Talha Kee, Patrick JACC Case Rep Mini-focus Issue: Imaging This case illustrates the incomplete protection of surgical ligation of left atrial appendage and maze procedure at the time of mitral valve replacement against thromboembolic complications and recurrence of atrial fibrillation. The utility of surgical left atrial appendage ligation as stroke prophylaxis and identification of selected high-risk subjects are reviewed. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) Elsevier 2021-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8311270/ /pubmed/34317654 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.008 Text en © 2021 The Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure
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title_full Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure
title_fullStr Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure
title_full_unstemmed Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure
title_short Atrial Thrombus and Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Surgical Appendage Ligation and Maze Procedure
title_sort atrial thrombus and embolic stroke in a patient with surgical appendage ligation and maze procedure
topic Mini-focus Issue: Imaging
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.008
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