Left atrial appendage closure in atrial fibrillation: A world without anticoagulation?

Cardiology Research and Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Contractor, Tahmeed ^a   Khasnis, Atul ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DABIGATRAN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DEVICE SAFETY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; EMBOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATURIA; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE TRANSCATHETER OCCLUSION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 79959415089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20900597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/752808     Document Type: Review

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