Benefits of left atrial appendage occlusion

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Healey, Jeff S ^a   Carroll, Sandra ^a   Connolly, Stuart J ^a   Crystal, Eugene ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; COURSE EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM APPENDAGE OCCLUSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33746854285     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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