Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 161-166

  Swaans, M J ^a   Post, M C ^a   Rensing, B J W M ^a   Boersma, L V A ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial; Fibrillation; Left atrial appendage; Percutaneous; Prevention; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN; WATCHMAN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; STROKE; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84859649310     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0236-8     Document Type: Article

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