Ligation of Left Atrial Appendage during Off-Pump Coronary Surgery.

Soslan EnginoevDmitry Koz'minGasan MagomedovSergey MakeevIgor ChernovNikolay IlovDmiry TarasovKonstantin ZhigalovAlexander Weymann

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2019)

Epicardial ligation of LAA during OPCAB in patients with AF may reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in long-term follow-up and does not affect the mortality.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
atrial fibrillation
minimally invasive
catheter ablation
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
cardiovascular events
percutaneous coronary intervention
heart failure
risk factors
surgical site infection
aortic stenosis
ejection fraction