title: To the Editor- Device enabled left atrial appendage ligation-A word of caution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verberkmoes
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Electronic address: ferdi.akca@catharinaziekenhuis.nl.
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akca
authors.affiliation: St.. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Putte
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geuzebroek
authors.affiliation: Hirslanden Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sacha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salzberg
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Maximillian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emmert
authors.affiliation: Population Health Research Institute Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Whitlock
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D016896:Treatment Outcome