Where We Stand on Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Tex Heart Inst J. 2016 Aug 1;43(4):320-3. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-16-5811. eCollection 2016 Aug.
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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation/complications; cerebrovascular disorders/etiology; left atrial appendage/ligation; risk factors; stroke/prevention & control; thromboembolism/prevention & control; warfarin/therapeutic use.

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Appendage / surgery*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / mortality
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / mortality
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Septal Occluder Device
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / epidemiology
  • Stroke / prevention & control*
  • Treatment Outcome