Mechanical occlusion of the left atrial appendage

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Omran, Heyder ^a   Hardung, David ^a   Schmidt, Harald ^a   Hammerstingl, Christoph ^a   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Interventional occlusion; Left atrial appendage

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MECHANICAL LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEXUS PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0141613022     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.14.s9.11.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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