Left atrial appendage occlusion

Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is a treatment strategy to prevent blood clot formation in atrial appendage. Although, LAA occlusion usually was done by catheter-based techniques, especially percutaneous trans-luminal mitral commissurotomy (PTMC), it can be done during closed and open mitral v...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Mirdamadi, Mohsen Mirmohammadsadeghi, Farzad Marashinia, Mohsen Nourbakhsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=1;spage=102;epage=104;aulast=Mirdamadi