Inverted Left Atrial Appendage
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009 ![Figure][1] [![Graphic][3] ][3][![Graphic][4] ][4][![Graphic][5] ][5] A 27-year-old female patient with severe mitral regurgitation due to anterior leaflet prolapse underwent elective mitral repair.
Chikwe, Joanna +2 more
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Intermediate-Term Risk of Stroke Following Cardiac Procedures in a Nationally Representative Data Set. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Studies on stroke risk following cardiac procedures addressed only perioperative and long-term risk following limited higher-risk procedures, were poorly generalizable, and often failed to stratify by stroke type. We calculated stroke risk in
Dhamoon, Amit S. +5 more
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The year in cardiology: arrhythmias and pacing. [PDF]
, 2020 During this last year, there has been much progress with regard to anticoagulant and ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF). Apart from recently issued European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular ...
Calkins, H +4 more
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1% Aspiration, 99% Perspiration
JACC: Case Reports, 2020 A 71-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation underwent insertion of a left atrial appendage occlusion device. Before release, a large thrombus was noted within the left atrium, attached to the left atrial appendage occluder delivery system.
Pankaj Jain, MBBS +3 more
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Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018 Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly which is usually an incidental finding. We present a rare case of congenital absence of the left atrial appendage in a 77-year-old female patient with atrial ...
Phoo Pwint Nandar +3 more
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Investigating the relationship between the shape of the left atrial appendage and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic MedicineIntroduction: Appendage is the growth of the left atrium, which is different in terms of shape and size. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between the shape of the left atrium appendage and atrial fibrillation incidence.Methods: In a ...
Mehdi Moradi +2 more
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Managing atrial fibrillation in the global community: The European perspective. [PDF]
, 2013 Atrial fibrillation is a common, global problem, with great personal, economic and social burdens. As populations age it increases in prevalence and becomes another condition that requires careful chronic management to ensure its effects are minimised ...
Camm, AJ +3 more
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Variability of the Left Atrial Appendage in Human Hearts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of thrombus formation. It is commonly responsible for cerebral stroke whereas less frequently for pulmonary embolism.
Rafał Kamiński +8 more
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Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal [PDF]
, 2017 Current guidelines support the well-established clinical practice that patients who present with atrial fibrillation (AF) of less than 48 hours duration should be considered for cardioversion, even in the absence of pre-existing anticoagulation. However,
Rankin, Alastair J., Rankin, Stephen H.
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Anatomy of the right atrial appendage and its importance in clinical practice
Folia MorphologicaThe right atrial appendage is an important anatomical marker of the right heart. With the developments in cardiology, more attention has been paid to the right atrial appendage.
Jiani Zhang, Mingyuan Yuan
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