Implantation of the AMPLATZER™ Cardiac Plug: Tips and tricks

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-38

  Park, Jai Wun ^a  

^a Asklepios Klinik Hamburg Harburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial appendage; Stroke; Transcatheter technique

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; AMPLATZER CARDIAC PLUG; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUNCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877773241     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: 14351544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-013-0250-1     Document Type: Article

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