Left atrial appendage occlusion for patients with valvular diseases without atrial fibrillation (the OPINION Study): study protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a significant cause of perioperative stroke in aortic and mitral valve surgeries. Although several large studies have evaluated surgical left atrial appendage occlusion (SLAAO) during cardiac surgeries, their retrospective nature and an uncontrolled broad spe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-02-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2/e076688.full |