Novel stroke risk reduction in atrial fibrillation: left atrial appendage occlusion with a focus on the Watchman closure device
Arash Alipour, Lisette I S Wintgens, Martin J Swaans, Jippe C Balt, Benno J W M Rensing, Lucas V A Boersma Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains an important clinical proble...
Main Authors: | Alipour A, Wintgens LIS, Swaans MJ, Balt JC, Rensing BJWM, Boersma LVA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017-03-01
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Series: | Vascular Health and Risk Management |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/novel-stroke-risk-reduction-in-atrial-fibrillation-left-atrial-appenda-peer-reviewed-article-VHRM |
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