Thoracoscopic obliteration of the left atrial appendage: Potential for stroke reduction?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 565-569

  Odell, John A ^a   Blackshear, Joseph L ^b   Davies, Edward ^b   Byrne, W John ^b   Kollmorgen, Christine F ^b   Edwards, William D ^b   Orszulak, Thomas A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THORACOSCOPY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0030023514     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00885-3     Document Type: Article

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