Percutaneous Closure of Left Atrial Appendage affects Mid-Term Release of MR-proANP

Abstract The left atrial appendage (LAA) represents both a predisposing source of thrombus formation and of neuro-humoral haemostasis. This study aims to evaluate changes of biomarker expression before and after successful percutaneous closure of the LAA. Patients with atrial fibrillation and contra...

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Main Authors: Michael Behnes, Benjamin Sartorius, Annika Wenke, Siegfried Lang, Ursula Hoffmann, Christian Fastner, Martin Borggrefe, Thomas Roth, Jakob Triebel, Thomas Bertsch, Ibrahim Akin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08999-4