title: Real-Time Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Ligation Using the LARIAT Snare Device.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Houston, Texas; †Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Javier D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lasala
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tolpin
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Collard
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*