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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary (DO NOT EDIT)[1][2][3]
Cardiac Surgery—LAA Occlusion/Excision: Recommendation
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| "1. Surgical excision of the left atrial appendage (LAA) may be considered in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (Level of Evidence: C) " |
References
- ↑ January, Craig T.; Wann, L. Samuel; Alpert, Joseph S.; Calkins, Hugh; Cleveland, Joseph C.; Cigarroa, Joaquin E.; Conti, Jamie B.; Ellinor, Patrick T.; Ezekowitz, Michael D.; Field, Michael E.; Murray, Katherine T.; Sacco, Ralph L.; Stevenson, William G.; Tchou, Patrick J.; Tracy, Cynthia M.; Yancy, Clyde W. (2014). "2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.021. ISSN 0735-1097.
- ↑ Wann LS, Curtis AB, Ellenbogen KA, Estes NA, Ezekowitz MD, Jackman WM; et al. (2011). "2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused update on the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (update on Dabigatran): a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines". Circulation. 123 (10): 1144–50. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31820f14c0. PMID 21321155.
- ↑ Wann LS, Curtis AB, January CT, Ellenbogen KA, Lowe JE, Estes NA; et al. (2011). "2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused update on the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (Updating the 2006 Guideline): a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines". Heart Rhythm. 8 (1): 157–76. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.11.047. PMID 21182985.