Autor: |
Price, Matthew J., Gibson, Douglas N., Yakubov, Steven J., Schultz, Jason C., Di Biase, Luigi, Natale, Andrea, Burkhardt, J. David, Pershad, Ashish, Byrne, Timothy J., Gidney, Brett, Aragon, Joseph R., Goldstein, Jeffrey, Moulton, Kriegh, Patel, Taral, Knight, Bradley, Lin, Albert C., Valderrábano, Miguel |
Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 64(6) |
ISSN: |
1558-3597 |
Popis: |
BackgroundTranscatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation may represent an alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.ObjectivesThis study sought to assess the early safety and efficacy of transcatheter ligation of the LAA for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.MethodsThis was a retrospective, multicenter study of consecutive patients undergoing LAA ligation with the Lariat device at 8 U.S. sites. The primary endpoint was procedural success, defined as device success (suture deployment and |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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