Evaluation of anticoagulation use and subsequent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation after empiric surgical left atrial appendage closure: A retrospective case‐control study

BACKGROUND: Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) can be performed at the time of cardiac operation as a potential modality to decrease cardioembolic risk attributable to atrial fibrillation (AF), but it remains unclear if this decreases stroke incidence. Furthermore, it is not known...

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Published in:Clin Cardiol
Main Authors: Johnsrud, Daniel O., Melduni, Rowlens M., Lahr, Brian, Yao, Xiaoxi, Greason, Kevin L., Noseworthy, Peter A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 2018
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Clinical Investigations
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6351070/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30144129
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.23066
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