| Literature DB >> 26306126 |
Miguel Valderrábano1, Matthew J Price2.
Abstract
Prevention of thromboembolic complications in atrial fibrillation remains a tremendous clinical challenge. Knowledge that the left atrial appendage (LAA) is the most common anatomical origin of cardioembolic strokes1 has been the main motivation to develop clinical and procedural strategies to exclude the LAA from the circulation, either surgically or percutaneously. This review discusses the rationale behind these strategies, their relative merits, and future prospects for LAA exclusion strategies.Entities:
Keywords: anticoagulants; atrial fibrillation; left atrial appendage; stroke
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26306126 PMCID: PMC4547684 DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-11-2-94
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J ISSN: 1947-6108