Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: a new option for the prevention of thromboembolic stroke

Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an important therapeutic option for prevention of thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), especially when contraindications exist for oral anticoagulation. We aimed to evaluate our short-term results of LAA closure (initial...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği arşivi 2011-12, Vol.39 (8), p.668-674
Hauptverfasser:	Oto, Ali, Aytemir, Kudret, Okutucu, Sercan, Kaya, Ergün Barış, Sahiner, Levent, Sabanov, Cingiz, Evranos, Banu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng ; tur
Schlagworte:	Aged Atrial Appendage - surgery Atrial Fibrillation - complications Cardiac Catheterization - methods Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Fluoroscopy Humans Male Stroke - etiology Stroke - prevention & control Thromboembolism - etiology Thromboembolism - prevention & control Treatment Outcome
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