THROMBUS FORMATION WITH LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE
| Autor: | Asif Sewani, George Carayannopoulos, Lin Gao, Abraham P. Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Atrial fibrillation Guideline medicine.disease Left atrial appendage occlusion Stroke prevention Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology In patient cardiovascular diseases Thrombus Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:2807 |
| ISSN: | 0735-1097 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)33434-3 |
| Popis: | In patients with atrial fibrillation and high risk of bleeding, the left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device such as the Watchman has become an increasingly popular option for stroke prevention. Although small, the risk of forming a thrombus is still present, and there is no universal guideline |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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