Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 308-311

  Nietlispach, F ^a   Gloekler, S ^a   Khattab, A ^a   Pilgrim, T ^a   Schmid, M ^a   Wenaweser, P ^a   Windecker, S ^a   Meier, B ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amplatzer cardiac plug; Interventional stroke prevention; Left atrial appendage closure; Oral anticoagulation; Watchman

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN; RIVAROXABAN;

ARTICLE; EMBOLISM; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTAL OCCLUDER;

EID: 84866732384     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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