Left atrial appendage: morphology and function in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham Study.

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HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed and Approved by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Heart Rhythm Society.

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Assessment of left atrial appendage function by transesophageal echocardiography. Implications for the development of thrombus.

Charles Pollick, D. Taylor · Circulation · 1991 · 483 citations · Full text

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Pre-procedural predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation

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