Left Atrial Appendage Function and Stroke Risk

Overview

Journal Stroke

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Neurology

Date 2015 Oct 29

PMID 26508750

Citations 65

Authors

Shadi Yaghi

Christopher Song

William A Gray

Karen L Furie

Mitchell S V Elkind

Hooman Kamel

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