Potential applicability and utilization of left atrial appendage occlusion devices in patients with atrial fibrillation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 720-723

  Fountain, Rebecca ^a   Holmes Jr , David R ^a   Hodgson, Patricia K ^b   Chandrasekaran, Krishnaswamy ^a   Van Tassel, Robert ^c   Sick, Peter ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE; HEART FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 33748678917     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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