Simplified technique for surgical ligation of the left atrial appendage in high-risk patients.
Bakhtiary
Farhad
F
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. farhad@bakhtiary.de
Kleine
Peter
P
Martens
Sven
S
Dzemali
Omer
O
Dogan
Selami
S
Keller
Harald
H
Ackermann
Hans
H
Zierer
Andreas
A
Ozaslan
Feyzan
F
Wittlinger
Thomas
T
Moritz
Anton
A
D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome