title: Incomplete surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy albertopozzoli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzoli
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazzone
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benussi
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy.
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006325:Heart Atria; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000601:surgery*