Emergency surgical retrieval of a migrated left atrial appendage occlusion device

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-28

  Gupta, P ^a   Szczeklik, M ^a   Selvaraj, A ^a   Lall, K S ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DEVICES; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE; MALE; MIGRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; STROKE;

EID: 84872682805     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12038     Document Type: Article

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