Percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion in patients with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: Early institutional experience

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 569-572

  Ussia, Gian Paolo ^a,b   Mangiafico, Sarah ^a   Privitera, Agata ^b   Mulè, Massimiliano ^a   Caruso, Elio ^a   Galassi, Alfredo R ^a   Famoso, Giulia ^a   Tamburino, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Ferrarotto Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrium appendage; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748464978     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000237902.57764.4c     Document Type: Article

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