Risk Scores for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Prevention: Is it Time to Put Parameters of Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Function Into Clinical Practice?
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Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. One of its more common deleterious effects is the development of thromboembolism leading to stroke. The left atrial appendage (LAA) has been shown to the site of the majority of thrombus formation leading to stroke. Anticoagulation with warfarin has been the treatment of choice for prevention of emboli...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2359-4802
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20190073