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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Isac C Thomas1, Matthew J Sorrentino
1Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 6080, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Novel oral anticoagulants (OACs) are effective for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. This review discusses bleeding risk models to aid clinicians in managing OAC therapy in elderly AF patients.
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