Left atrial appendage morphology and risk of stroke following pulmonary vein isolation for drug-refractory atrial fibrillation in low CHA2DS2Vasc risk patients

Background Cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) has become an important adjunct in the structural assessment of the pulmonary veins (PV) prior to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Published data is conflicting regarding a relationship between left atrial appendage (LAA) and the risk of ischemic stroke (CVA)...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC cardiovascular disorders 2017-02, Vol.17 (1), p.70-70, Article 70
Hauptverfasser: Kelly, Faith R., Hull, Robert A., Arrey-Mbi, Takor B., Williams, Michael U., Lee, Joshua S., Slim, Ahmad M., Thomas, Dustin M.
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