Left atrial appendage closure : mechanical approaches to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation /: mechanical approaches to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jacqueline Saw, Saibal Kar and Matthew J. Price, editors.
• Editors: Saw, Jacqueline; Kar, Saibal; Price, Matthew J
• Contents: Atrial fibrillation and stroke epidemiology -- Efficacy and limitations of warfarin, and novel oral anticoagulants with AF -- Mechanistic rationale for LAA closure with AF and stroke prevention -- LAA anatomy -- Conventional surgery for LAA closure -- The use of transesophageal echocardiography to guide percutaneous LAA closure -- The use of intracardiac echocardiography to guide procedural LAA closure -- The use of cardiac CTA to guide percutaneous LAA closure -- PLAATO device -- WATCHMAN device -- WATCHMAN: Trials and registries results -- Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (ACP) and Amulet -- ACP and Amulet: Trials and registries results -- LARIAT -- LARIAT: Trials and registries results -- Novel percutaneous LAA closure devices in clinical or pre-clinical trials -- Concomitant AF ablation and LAA closure -- Procedural complications and management -- Antiplatelet and anticoagulant strategies after LAA closure -- Device-related thrombi, residual leaks and consequences.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Humana Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 617.4; Heart -- Surgery; Cardiology; MEDICAL / Surgery / General; Cardiology; Heart -- Surgery; Atrial Appendage -- surgery; Atrial Fibrillation -- surgery; Stroke -- prevention & control; Atrial Fibrillation -- complications; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319162805; 3319162802
• Related ISBNs: 9783319162799; 3319162799
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 25, 2015).
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