Obliteration of the left atrial appendage: A concept worth testing

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 515-

  Lindsay, Bruce D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0342538606     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)01106-4     Document Type: Editorial

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