Left Atrial Appendage: Physiology, Pathology, and Role as a Therapeutic Target

Left Atrial Appendage: Physiology, Pathology, and Role as a Therapeutic Target

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically relevant cardiac arrhythmia. AF poses patients at increased risk of thromboembolism, in particular ischemic stroke. The CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores are useful in the assessment of thromboembolic risk in nonvalvular AF and are utilized in deci...

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Main Authors: Damiano Regazzoli, Francesco Ancona, Nicola Trevisi, Fabrizio Guarracini, Andrea Radinovic, Michele Oppizzi, Eustachio Agricola, Alessandra Marzi, Nicoleta Carmen Sora, Paolo Della Bella, Patrizio Mazzone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/205013

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