title: Conversion of persistent atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm after LAA ligation with the LARIAT device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Nitish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Badhwar
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Electrophysiology Department, Valley Health System of New York and New Jersey, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Suneet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: St Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX, United States; Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine, United States.
authors.forename: Abdi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rasekh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors.forename: Smit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vasaiwala
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Electrophysiology Department, Valley Health System of New York and New Jersey, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Musat
authors.affiliation: St Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX, United States; Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine, United States.
authors.forename: Payam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: S Naeini
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nentwich
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deneke
authors.affiliation: St Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX, United States; Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine, United States.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Kansas Hospital & Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.
authors.forename: Dhanunjaya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lakkireddy
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilber
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States. Electronic address: lee@medicine.ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Randall J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; LAA ligation