Assessment of Different Procedures for Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion [3]

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2168-2169

  Pennec, Pierre Yves ^a   Jobic, Yannick ^a   Blanc, Jean Jacques ^a   Bezon, Eric ^a   Barra, Jean Aubert ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0345527034     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00738-0     Document Type: Letter

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