Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: a new option for the prevention of thromboembolic stroke
TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.39, sa.8, ss.668-674, 2011 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.5543/tkda.2011.01727
- Dergi Adı: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.668-674
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an important therapeutic option for prevention of thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), especially when contraindications exist for oral anticoagulation. We aimed to evaluate our short-term results of LAA closure (initial experience) using the WATCHMAN LAA system.