TY - JOUR AU - Bertog, Stefan AU - Sievert, Horst PY - 2018 TI - Left atrial appendage closure: prevalence and risk of deviceassociated thrombus formation JF - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy; Vol 9, No 1 (February 01, 2019): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - There remains no doubt that atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased stroke risk (1). It is also clear that the vast majority of thrombi in patients with non-valvar AF are located in the left atrial appendage (LAA) (2). UR - https://cdt.amegroups.org/article/view/22119