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Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: multicentre experience with the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug

EuroIntervention 2016;11:1170-1179 published online ahead of print January 2015 ]. DOI: 10.4244/EIJY15M01_06

Apostolos Tzikas
Apostolos Tzikas1,2*, MD, PhD; Samera Shakir3, MD; Sameer Gafoor4, MD; Heyder Omran5, MD; Sergio Berti6, MD; Gennaro Santoro7, MD; Joelle Kefer8, MD; Ulf Landmesser9, MD; Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk10, MD; Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez11, MD; Horst Sievert4, MD; Tobias Tichelbäcker12, MD; Prapa Kanagaratnam13, MD; Fabian Nietlispach3,9, MD; Adel Aminian14, MD; Friederike Kasch15, MD; Xavier Freixa16,17, MD; Paolo Danna18, MD; Marco Rezzaghi6
1. AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2. Interbalkan European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece; 3. University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 4. CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; 5. University Hospital of Bonn, Bo

Aims: To investigate the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) with the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug (ACP) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fi

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