Arguments against left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention [1]

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Stöllberger, Claudia ^a   Finsterer, Josef ^a   Schneider, Birke ^b  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b Sana Kliniken GmbH and Co KGaA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LIGATION; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34548244106     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.489310     Document Type: Letter

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