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Right atrial appendage thrombus with atrial infarct in a case of thyrotoxicosis: An autopsy report

open access: yesIndian 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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Epicardial delivery of autologous atrial appendage micrografts during coronary artery bypass surgery—safety and feasibility study

open access: yesPilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background The atrial appendages are a tissue reservoir for cardiac stem cells. During on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, part of the right atrial appendage can be excised upon insertion of the right atrial cannula of the heart-lung ...
Annu Nummi   +17 more
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Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion: patient selection and perspectives

open access: yes, 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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Comparison of left atrial appendage volume and function between genders.

open access: yes, 2015
Note: LAA, the left atrial appendage; LAAVmax, the maximal volume of the LAA; LAAVmin, the minimal volume of the LAA; LAAEF, the ejection fraction of the LAA; LAAEV, the emptying volume of the LAA.Comparison of left atrial appendage volume and function ...
Xue-Jing Zhang (778534)   +9 more
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Surgical Methods and Devices for Atrial Fibrillation

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
As technology advances, surgical approaches for atrial fibrillation have diversified. Surgical treatments include Cox-Maze surgery, left atrial appendage occlusion, or closure using a clip. Cox-Maze surgery removes excessive cardiac electrical conduction
Yalu Yu, Qin Jiang
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Unexpected Murmur after Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

open access: yes, 2018
Unexpected Murmur after Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage ...
Sofie Geth (5720915)   +4 more
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Juxtaposition of atrial appendages. Reinterpretation as an accessory appendage or atrial diverticulum.

open access: yesArchives 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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Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a Patient With High Risk of Bleeding

open access: yesJournal 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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Diagnosis and Management of Left Atrium Appendage Thrombosis in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Cardioversion

open access: yesMedicina, 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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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices: safety, efficacy, and clinical utility

open access: yes, 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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