| Literature DB >> 27957212 |
Payam Safavi Naeini1, Abdi Rasekh1.
Abstract
The risk of embolic stroke is 5 times higher among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with those without AF. More than 90% of thrombi form in the left atrial appendage (LAA) in AF. The purpose of this review is to determine the efficacy and safety of the left atrial appendage (LAA) closure via a percutaneous LAA ligation approach, thus preventing a stroke among patients with AF and contraindication to oral anticoagulant therapy.Entities:
Year: 2015 PMID: 27957212 PMCID: PMC4955896 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.1317
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Atr Fibrillation ISSN: 1941-6911