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Randomized Controlled Trial

. 2006 May;151(5):956-61.

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005.

The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic PROTECTion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) trial

Rebecca Brown Fountain¹, David R Holmes, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Douglas Packer, Samuel Asirvatham, Robert Van Tassel, Zoltan Turi

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PMID: 16644311
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005

Randomized Controlled Trial

The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic PROTECTion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) trial

Rebecca Brown Fountain et al. Am Heart J. 2006 May.

. 2006 May;151(5):956-61.

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005.

Authors

Rebecca Brown Fountain¹, David R Holmes, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Douglas Packer, Samuel Asirvatham, Robert Van Tassel, Zoltan Turi

Affiliation

¹ Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. fountain.rebecca@mayo.edu

PMID: 16644311
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005

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WATCHMAN: an effective protection against stroke?
Stöllberger C, Schneider B, Finsterer J. Stöllberger C, et al. Am Heart J. 2006 Oct;152(4):e35; author reply e37-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.04.038. Am Heart J. 2006. PMID: 16996816 No abstract available.

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