Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	28760
Country	Germany

Received	2016-07-14 08:47
Peer-Review Started	2016-07-16 19:52
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Left atrial appendage occlusion: A better alternative to anticoagulation?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ibrahim Akin and Christoph A Nienaber
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Ibrahim Akin, Professor, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. ibrahim.akin@umm.de
Key Words	Left atrial appendage; Thrombus; Occlude; Stroke
Core Tip	Non-valvular atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk of embolic stroke. To date, risk-based anticoagulation is the cornerstore to avoid this. However, several patients have got absolute or relative contraindication to this and thus are undertreated. For these patient population the implantation of a local left atrial appendage occluder might be an alternative.
Publish Date	2017-02-23 11:56
Citation	Akin I, Nienaber CA. Left atrial appendage occlusion: A better alternative to anticoagulation? World J Cardiol 2017; 9(2): 139-146
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v9/i2/139.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i2.139

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