Epicardial left atrial appendage clip occlusion also provides the electrical isolation of the left atrial appendage | Zendy

Christoph Starck | Zendy; Jan Steffel | Zendy; Maximilian Y. Emmert | Zendy; André Plass | Zendy; S. Mahapatra | Zendy; Volkmar Falk | Zendy; Sacha P. Salzberg | Zendy

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Epicardial left atrial appendage clip occlusion also provides the electrical isolation of the left atrial appendage

Author(s) -

Christoph Starck,

Jan Steffel,

Maximilian Y. Emmert,

André Plass,

S. Mahapatra,

Volkmar Falk,

Sacha P. Salzberg

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1569-9293

pISSN - 1569-9285

DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivs136

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , occlusion , pulmonary vein , atrial appendage , stroke (engine) , left atrial appendage occlusion , left pulmonary vein , surgery , mechanical engineering , sinus rhythm , engineering , warfarin

The exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) has been used to reduce the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). While LAA exclusion has been associated with a reduced risk of stroke, the effect on the electrical activity of the LAA (a potential source of AF) remains unknown. As such, we sought to demonstrate whether surgical epicardial clip occlusion leads to the electrical isolation of the LAA.

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