The Left Atrial Appendage Revised

The Left Atrial Appendage Revised

Abstract Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is associated with a 4- to 5-fold strokes increase and may be responsible for 15% to 20% of all strokes in the elderly. In this scenario, the left atrial appendage thrombus would be the associated with 90% of cases. The use of anticoagulants, percutaneous dev...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora, Antonio Carlos Menardi, Andrea Carla Celotto, Agnes Afrodite S. Albuquerque, Hannah Miranda Araujo Chagas, Alfredo José Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Atrial Appendage/Surgery
Heart Atria
Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
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