Managing the Left Atrial Appendage in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Interv Cardiol Clin
; 3(2): 229-238, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice with greater than 2.2 million people in the United States being affected. Oral anticoagulant therapy has been used to reduce risk of stroke in patients with nonvalvular AF who are at a high risk of thromboembolism. Alternative treatment strategies to prevent thromboembolism have been tested in patients with AF. This article examines the history of left atrial appendage occlusion and the efficacy of the various surgical techniques and provides a brief overview of the minimally invasive surgical strategy adopted to manage the left atrial appendage.
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Interv Cardiol Clin
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2014
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