Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: a finger in the dyke?

Editorial

Peter Anthony Brady. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Mar.

. 2010 Mar;7(3):377-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.01.019. Epub 2010 Jan 22.

No abstract available

Comment on

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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with an epicardial suture ligation approach: a prospective randomized pre-clinical feasibility study.
Singh SM, Dukkipati SR, d'Avila A, Doshi SK, Reddy VY. Singh SM, et al. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Mar;7(3):370-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.11.010. Epub 2009 Nov 12. Heart Rhythm. 2010. PMID: 20122876
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