Role of left atrial appendage obliteration in stroke reduction in patients with mitral valve prosthesis: A transesophageal echocardiographic study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1253-1258

  García Fernández, Miguel Ángel ^a   Pérez David, Esther ^a   Quiles, Juan ^a   Peralta, Juan ^a   García Rojas, Ismael ^a   Bermejo, Javier ^a   Moreno, Mar ^a   Silva, Jacobo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBUS;

EID: 10744233926     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00954-9     Document Type: Article

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