What Is the Best Way to Surgically Eliminate the Left Atrial Appendage?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 930-931

  Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; left atrial appendage; stroke; surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CARDIOLOGIST; EDITORIAL; EXCISION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE CLOSURE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS;

EID: 50449105299     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.06.007     Document Type: Editorial

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