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Standalone epicardial left atrial appendage exclusion for thromboembolism prevention in atrial fibrillation

OBJECTIVES: Most strokes associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) result from left atrial appendage thrombi. Oral anticoagulation can reduce stroke risk but is limited by complication risk and non-compliance. Left atrial appendage exclusion (LAAE) is a new surgical option to reduce stroke risk in AF...

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Autores principales: Cartledge, Richard, Suwalski, Grzegorz, Witkowska, Anna, Gottlieb, Gary, Cioci, Anthony, Chidiac, Gilbert, Ilsin, Burak, Merrill, Barry, Suwalski, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8972304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34871377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab334