title: Mechanical closure of the left atrial appendage: is it time to be more aggressive?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Electronic address: jamescoxmd@aol.com.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: 18; 24; AF; CABG; FDA; Food and Drug Administration; LA; LAA; RA; atrial fibrillation; coronary artery bypass grafting; left atrial; left atrial appendage; right atrial