Minimally Invasive Left Atrial Appendage Excision and Atrial Fibrillation Ablation as Secondary Prevention of Thromboembolic Stroke-Weighing the Risk Versus the Benefit

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Spring;33(1):68-69. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.09.014. Epub 2020 Sep 20.

Authors

Stephen J Huddleston¹, Sara J Shumway¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PMID: 32966887
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.09.014

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Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage* / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Humans
Secondary Prevention
Stroke* / etiology
Stroke* / prevention & control