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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular > Heart Function Tests > Cardiac Catheterization > Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Therapeutics > Catheterization > Cardiac Catheterization > Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Investigative Techniques > Catheterization > Cardiac Catheterization > Left Atrial Appendage Closure

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Left Atrial Appendage Closure  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Closure, LAA
  • LAA Closure
  • LAA Closures
  • Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Intervention

Scope note

  • A procedure that blocks the left ATRIAL APPENDAGE to reduce the risk of MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION associated with ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF). The left atrial appendage is often the site of BLOOD CLOT formation in AF.

History note

  • 2024

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000097546

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