To clip, or not to clip? Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation should be performed in patients with, or at risk for, atrial fibrillation

Andrew W. Shaffer; Sara J. Shumway

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.034

To clip, or not to clip? Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation should be performed in patients with, or at risk for, atrial fibrillation

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1069-1070
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume	156
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.034
State	Published - Sep 2018

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To clip, or not to clip? Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation should be performed in patients with, or at risk for, atrial fibrillation

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