Surgical left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing mechanical heart valve replacement.

CONCLUSIONS: Concomitant SLAAO and MHVR was associated with longer length of stay, and cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic cross-clamp time, but was not associated with additional protective effects against thromboembolic events and mortality during the 14-month follow-up. PMID: 32826451 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32826451?dopt=Abstract

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - August 19, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zheng Y, Rao CF, Chen SP, He L, Hou JF, Zheng Z Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research