Prospective clinical study of a novel left atrial appendage occlusion device

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2035-2040

  Slater, A David ^a   Tatooles, Antone J ^b   Coffey, Arthur ^c   Pappas, Patroklos S ^b   Bresticker, Michael ^b   Greason, Kevin ^d   Slaughter, Mark S ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84861633627     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.077     Document Type: Article

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