Left atrial appendage occlusion does not eliminate the need for warfarin.
Whitlock
Richard P
RP
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. richard.whitlock@phri.ca
Healey
Jeff S
JS
Connolly
Stuart J
SJ
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin