title: Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: a major step forward.
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sievert
authors.forename: Yves L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Bayard
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020517:Atrial Appendage; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants