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      Appendage obliteration to reduce stroke in cardiac surgical patients with atrial fibrillation.

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      The Annals of thoracic surgery
      Elsevier BV

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          Abstract

          Left atrial appendage obliteration was historically ineffective for the prevention of postoperative stroke in patients with rheumatic atrial fibrillation who underwent operative mitral valvotomy. It is, however, a routine part of modern "curative" operations for nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation, such as the maze and corridor procedures.

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          Journal
          Ann Thorac Surg
          The Annals of thoracic surgery
          Elsevier BV
          0003-4975
          0003-4975
          Feb 1996
          : 61
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
          Article
          0003-4975(95)00887-X
          10.1016/0003-4975(95)00887-X
          8572814
          8ff5f51d-8430-45bf-8dc1-468797845176
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