Preclinical Assessment of a Novel Conformable Foam-Based Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
Background. Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion has been established as an alternative to systemic anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation; however, limitations of current devices have slowed adoption. We present preclinical evaluations of a novel device, the Con...
Main Authors: | Robert J. Sommer, Ronald Lamport, David Melanson, Carol Devellian, Andy Levine, Christopher M. Cain, Aaron V. Kaplan, William A. Gray |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2021-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4556400 |
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