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Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a Patient With High Risk of Bleeding
Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 2020 A 57 year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation, heart failure and episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding underwent AF ablation with pulmonary vein isolation, homogeneization of septal scar, posterior wall ...
Cristiano Pisani +4 more
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Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion: patient selection and perspectives
, 2016 Wojciech C Wąsek Cardiology Department, Military Institute of Medicine, The Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of Defense, Szaserów, Warsaw, Poland Abstract: The issues of stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Wąsek WC
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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure
, 2017 Chronic oral anticoagulation therapy is the standard therapy for preventing thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, oral anticoagulation has been associated with an increased risk of bleeding events, and despite the ...
Lluis Asmarats, Josep Rodés-Cabau
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sinus venosus defect (SVD) is a rare congenital heart anomaly characterised by an abnormal communication between the atria, often associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC). Traditional surgical repair carries significant risks, prompting exploration into less invasive transcatheter approaches.
Alberto Fuensalida +7 more
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Right atrial appendage thrombus with atrial infarct in a case of thyrotoxicosis: An autopsy report
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2010 Cardiac function has long been known to be altered in patients with thyrotoxicosis and atrial fibrillation occurs in patients with hyperthyroidism. In addition to its disabling symptoms, atrial fibrillation is a strong risk factor for systemic embolism ...
Lanjewar D +2 more
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Echocardiographic assessment of the left atrial appendage
, 1999 The left atrial (LA) appendage is a common source of cardiac thrombus formation associated with systemic embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography allows a detailed evaluation of the structure and function of the appendage by two-dimensional imaging and
Khandheria, Bijoy K +3 more
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neonates with infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) frequently require urgent treatment. If surgical repair is contraindicated due to extreme prematurity, interventional stenting of the ductus venosus (DV) has been introduced successfully to postpone surgery.
Simon Schmid +4 more
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Medicina, 2019 Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of stroke and thromboembolic complications. A rhythm control strategy with both electrical and pharmacological cardioversion is recommended for patients ...
Enrico Melillo +5 more
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Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 1977 The pathological features of 13 cases with juxtaposition of the atrial appendages in the autopsy files of The Johns Hopkins Hospital were studied. The anomaly occurs most frequently in association with transposition of the great vessels, ventricular septal defect, patent foramen ovale, and obstructive lesions of the tricuspid and pulmonic valves.
G, Mendelsohn, G M, Hutchins
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices: safety, efficacy, and clinical utility
, 2016 Martin J Swaans, Lisette IS Wintgens, Arash Alipour, Benno JWM Rensing, Lucas VA Boersma Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia ...
Boersma LVA +4 more
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