Left atrial appendage exclusion: An alternative to anticoagulation in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 May;153(5):1097-1105. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.040. Epub 2017 Feb 3.

Authors

Kareem Bedeir¹, David R Holmes², James L Cox³, Basel Ramlawi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart & Vascular Center, Valley Health Systems, Winchester, Va. Electronic address: Basel.ramlawi@gmail.com.

PMID: 28262290
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.040

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Atrial Appendage*
Atrial Fibrillation / blood
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Blood Coagulation / drug effects
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Contraindications, Drug
Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Stroke / etiology
Stroke / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anticoagulants