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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study
Completed
To evaluate surgical left atrial occlusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and are at elevated risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke; the study will test feasibility for a large scale trial aimed at reducing stroke rates in CAD patients at high- risk for stroke.
Randomized controlled, multicenter, open label, study of surgical left atrial occlusion.
Feasibility; Complications
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2009–2011
Andre Lamy
Susan Chrolavicius