Percutaneous endocardial occlusion of incompletely surgically ligated left atrial appendage

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 968-974

  Aryana, Arash ^a,b   Cavaco, Diogo ^c   Arthur, Arvin ^b   O'Neill, Padraig Gearoid ^a,b   Adragão, Pedro ^c   D'Avila, André ^d  

^a Regional Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^b Mercy Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL DA LUZ   (Portugal)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplatzer Septal Occluder device; anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; cardiac surgery; left atrial appendage; ligation; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL SEPTAL OCCLUDER; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AMPLATZER SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; ANTICOAGULATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGERY; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE; LIGATION; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE;

EID: 84883824120     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12183     Document Type: Article

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